Nebraska crops continued steady development through the week ending Aug. 24, 2025, though several key stages remained behind the pace of last year and the five-year average. Corn doughing and denting trailed normal progress, soybean pod set ran slightly late, and sorghum heading was well behind average. Overall crop conditions held mostly fair to good, supported by adequate soil moisture in most areas. There were 6.2 days suitable for fieldwork. Topsoil moisture was rated 5% very short, 23% short, 66% adequate and 6% surplus, while subsoil moisture was rated 7% very short, 24% short, 63% adequate and 6% surplus.
Field Crops Report
- Corn
- Dough reached 81% — behind 85% last year and 89% for the five-year average.
- Dented reached 49% — behind 56% last year and 53% for the five-year average.
- Mature was 6% — behind 15% last year and 8% for the five-year average.
- Condition rated 1% very poor, 3% poor, 18% fair, 50% good and 28% excellent.
- Soybean
- Setting pods reached 89% — behind 95% last year and 94% for the five-year average.
- Condition rated 1% very poor, 2% poor, 19% fair, 52% good and 26% excellent.
- Sorghum
- Headed was 85% — behind 97% last year and 93% for the five-year average.
- Coloring was 33% — equal to last year and behind 36% for the five-year average.
- Mature was 1% — equal to both last year and the five-year average.
- Condition rated 1% very poor, 3% poor, 18% fair, 40% good and 38% excellent.
- Dry Beans
- Blooming was 91% — behind 96% last year and 96% for the five-year average.
- Setting pods was 73% — behind 88% last year and 85% for the five-year average.
- Dropping leaves was 10% — ahead of 9% last year and equal to 10% for the five-year average.
- Condition rated 1% very poor, 1% poor, 26% fair, 39% good and 33% excellent.
- Oats
- Harvested reached 95% — behind 98% last year and 98% for the five-year average.
Pasture and Range Report
- Pasture and range condition rated 9% very poor, 14% poor, 32% fair, 35% good and 10% excellent.
