Warm, mostly dry conditions across Nebraska gave producers several days for spraying and fieldwork, but also allowed moisture stress to build in parts of the state. There were 4.1 days suitable for fieldwork during the week ending June 29, 2025, according to the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). Topsoil moisture supplies rated 5% very short, 27% short, 61% adequate and 7% surplus. Subsoil moisture supplies rated 11% very short, 41% short, 44% adequate and 4% surplus.
Field Crops Report:
- Corn
- Silking reached 2% — behind 3% last year and 1% for the five-year average.
- Condition rated 1% very poor, 2% poor, 20% fair, 58% good and 19% excellent.
- Dry Edible Beans
- Planting reached 99% — ahead of 98% last year and 97% average.
- Emerged was 80% — behind 87% last year and 90% average.
- Condition rated 0% very poor, 1% poor, 29% fair, 69% good and 1% excellent.
- Oats
- Headed was 88% — near 89% last year and 90% average.
- Condition rated 2% very poor, 3% poor, 47% fair, 46% good and 2% excellent.
- Sorghum
- Planting was 96% — behind 100% last year and 99% average.
- Headed was 1% — behind 4% last year and 3% average.
- Condition rated 0% very poor, 1% poor, 18% fair, 60% good and 21% excellent.
- Soybean
- Blooming was 4% — behind 20% last year and 22% average.
- Setting pods was not yet reported this week.
- Condition rated 1% very poor, 3% poor, 28% fair, 56% good and 12% excellent.
- Winter Wheat
- Harvested was 4% — behind 11% last year and 6% average.
- Condition rated 17% very poor, 22% poor, 30% fair, 30% good and 1% excellent.
Pasture and Range Report:
Pasture and range conditions rated 7% very poor, 20% poor, 36% fair, 35% good and 2% excellent.
