Crop Progress: Slight Gains in Winter Wheat Condition

by USDA NASS

April 1, 2025

young wheat in field
While subsoil moisture remains a concern in Nebraska, minor improvements in soil and winter wheat at the end of March suggest a potential stabilization or slight recovery going into the 2025 growing season.

For the week ending March 30, 2025, topsoil moisture supplies rated 23% very short, 44% short, 33% adequate and 0% surplus, according to the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service. Subsoil moisture supplies rated 35% very short, 43% short, 22% adequate and 0% surplus.

Field Crops Report: 

Winter wheat condition rated 17% very poor, 17% poor, 36% fair, 29% good and 1% excellent. 

Weekly reports will begin April 7 for the 2025 season. 

Data for this news release were provided at the county level by USDA Farm Service Agency, Nebraska Extension, and other reporters across the state. 

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