Pea field
Historical crop acreage reports for Nebraska are available at USDA.

2024 Nebraska Acreage

July 2, 2024
Most Nebraska crop plantings are slightly higher this year, with dry edible pea acreage at a nearly 30% increase over 2023.

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False chinch bugs en masse on ground
Figure 1. False chinch bugs. (Photo by Ron Seymour)

False Chinch Bugs Found in Nebraska

July 1, 2024
False chinch bugs are usually considered an incidental pest, but wilting and feeding damage is occasionally noticed when a large number of the bugs feed on plants.

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Russet potatoes in a pile
Historical potato stocks data for Nebraska is available at USDA.

Nebraska Potato Stocks for April 2024

April 17, 2024
USDA NASS reports indicate 2.10 million cwt of potatoes in storage as of April 1.

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Russet potatoes in a pile
Historical potato stocks data for Nebraska is available at USDA.

Nebraska Feb. 1 Potato Stocks

February 27, 2024
Nebraska had 4.40 million cwt of potatoes in storage on Feb. 1, which represents 40% of 2023 production.

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Proso millet and peas side by side
Historical crop production reports for Nebraska are available at USDA.

Nebraska 2023 Annual Crop Production Summary

January 18, 2024
Proso millet took the lead for 2023 crop production in Nebraska, increasing 203% over the prior year. Dry edible pea and sorghum estimates also reflect a significant boost in the state's production, increasing 178% and 139%, respectively.

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Russet potatoes in a pile
Historical potato production reports for Nebraska are available at USDA.

Nebraska Dec. 1 Potato Stocks

December 19, 2023
Russet potato production in Nebraska is up 29% from last year, according to USDA NASS's latest report.

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Sorghum field closeup
Historical crop production reports for Nebraska are available at USDA.

Nebraska Crop Production Report for November 2023

November 14, 2023
Nebraska crop production forecasts continue to indicate a banner year for sorghum, at a 153% increase compared to 2022. Corn, sugarbeet and potato production is also up, while soybean production is slightly down.

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Russet potatoes in bin
Historical potato production reports for Nebraska are available at USDA.

Nebraska Potato Summary for 2022

September 28, 2023
Nebraska's potato production in 2022 was up 4% from the previous year, and acreage also increased by 5%.

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