Corn and Soybean Progress and Winter Wheat Harvest Lag
July 15, 2019
Nebraska corn silking was at 11%, well behind 60% last year and 42% for the five-year average. Soybean progress was also lagging with just 28% blooming, compared with 63% last year and the average of 54%. Similarly, just 14% of the state's winter wheat crop had been harvested by July 14, well behind 57% last year and the average of 52%.
Nebraska Wheat Crop Forecast at 51.4 mil bu, up 4% from 2018
July 11, 2019
Nebraska wheat yield per acre and total production are estimated to be higher than in 2018, while the area to be harvested is down 4% from 2018. Oat production is forecast at 1.56 million bushels, up 3% from last year.
Extension Crop and Pest Reports (July 8-12, 2019)
July 9, 2019
Conditions were excessively wet in many counties in this week's Crop and Pest Reports from extension educators and specialists, although some areas were exceptionally dry and starting to see signs of stress. Increases in corn and soybean diseases were also reported.
Corn and Soybean Progress Lag, but Condition Good
July 8, 2019
Corn and soybean progress is behind normal, but crop condition continues mostly good to excellent, according to the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service July 8 report for Nebraska.Corn silking was at 2%, behind the five-year average of 16%. Soybeans blooming was at 10%, well behind the average of 37%.
Extension Crop Reports June 18-21, 2019
June 18, 2019
Thistle caterpillars are increasing in central Nebraska, as reported by growers and Extension Educator Ron Seymour,
USDA: Nebraska Corn, Soybean Planting Nearly Done
June 18, 2019
With 98% of the corn crop and 91% of the soybean crop planted as of Sunday, according to the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Nebraska planting efforts moved down the home stretch.
Crop Reports from Extension Educators
June 14, 2019
Randy Pryor, Extension Educator in Saline County: Soybean planting came to a halt with 0.85 to 1.10 inches in Saline County. Most of Gage County remained dry enough for spraying and planting to continue. Corn planting is essentially done except for wet pockets in certain fields.
Planting Still Lagging with Corn at 81%, Soybean, 56%
May 28, 2019
With cool, rainy conditions, planting progress was slow last week and remains behind normal, according to the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service report for Nebraska. There were just 2.2 days suitable for fieldwork.