Editor's note: Nebraska’s weekly Crop Progress Reports have not been published since the week ending Sept. 28 due to the federal government shutdown that began in early October. With USDA NASS unable to release national or state-level field crop updates during the shutdown, today’s report is the first issued since Sept. 29.
After a nearly two-month pause in federal reporting during the government shutdown, Nebraska’s Crop Progress update resumes with a look at late-season harvest activity and early winter wheat development. Soybean and dry bean harvest have already wrapped up across the state, while corn and sorghum continue to push toward completion. Winter wheat planting is essentially finished, emergence is near average, and the crop enters late fall with mostly fair to good conditions.
For the week ending Nov. 23, 2025, producers averaged 5.7 days suitable for fieldwork. Topsoil moisture was rated 13% very short, 34% short, 52% adequate and 1% surplus, while subsoil moisture was 10% very short, 37% short, 51% adequate and 2% surplus.
Field Crops Report:
- Corn
- Harvested: 92% — behind 100% last year and 98% for the five-year average.
- Sorghum
- Harvested: 87% — behind 94% last year and 97% for the five-year average.
- Winter Wheat
- Planted: 99% — near 100% last year and the five-year average.
- Emerged: 93% — near 94% last year and 98% for the five-year average.
- Condition: 3% very poor, 10% poor, 33% fair, 47% good, 7% excellent
