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Drought and Freeze Damage Raise Long-Term Concerns for Western Nebraska Wheat

May 22, 2026

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Crop Progress: Corn, Soybean Planting Top 80%, Wheat Conditions Remain Poor

May 18, 2026

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Staying Ahead of Weather Trends: Multiple Ways to Access Nebraska’s Latest Forecast Insights

May 15, 2026

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Workshops help western Nebraska producers manage drought conditions

May 13, 2026

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Crop Progress: Nebraska Corn, Soybean Planting Outpace Five-Year Average Despite Dry Conditions

May 12, 2026

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This Week on N Field: Oats and Water in 2026

May 8, 2026

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May Weather Outlook: Dry Start Raises Drought Concerns

May 1, 2026

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USDA Designates Nebraska Counties as Natural Disaster Areas Due to Drought

May 1, 2026

Tractor planting seeds in a vast, freshly tilled field under a pale sky.

Crop Progress: Planting Picks Up Pace for Corn and Soybean

April 28, 2026

Young corn plants in flood water, some bent over or submerged

USDA Issues Second Supplemental Disaster Payment to Farmers, Extends Application Deadline to Aug. 12

April 24, 2026

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Crop Progress: Fieldwork Moves Ahead Amid Worsening Dryness

April 24, 2026

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Crop Progress: Dry Conditions Limit Early Fieldwork Across Nebraska

April 17, 2026

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Managing Drought Workshop Offered in Scottsbluff, North Platte

April 14, 2026

wildfire burning prairie grass

USDA Disaster Assistance for Nebraska Producers Impacted by Wildfire

March 30, 2026

Map of U.S. seasonal drought outlook showing drought persisting across much of the West and central Plains through June 2026.

Drought Outlook Raises Concerns for 2026 Growing Season

March 24, 2026

Map of Nebraska showing widespread below-normal seasonal snowfall as of March 5, 2026.

Second Tuesday at 9: Warm Winter, Expanding Drought and Nebraska’s Spring Outlook

March 6, 2026