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Harvest slowed by wet weather
Nebraska
For the week ending July 18, warmer temperatures, more humid conditions, and limited rainfall kept row crop development progressing at a faster than normal pace, according to the Nebraska Agricultural Statistics Service, July 19.
Wheat and oat harvest was slowed due to weather conditions. Other producer activities included weed control, irrigation activities, and hay harvest.
Temperatures for the week averaged from 5 degrees below normals in the eastern third of the state to 3 degrees above normals in the western two-thirds. Precipitation was statewide with amounts generally less than one inch, but ranged to over 2 inches.
Corn condition rated 1 percent very poor, 2 percent poor, 14 percent fair, 50 percent good and 33 percent excellent, above last year and average. Irrigated fields rated 85 percent good and excellent while dryland fields rated 82 percent. This compares to 83 and 60 percent, respectively, a year ago. Silking was 49 percent complete, ahead of last year at 33 percent and the average at 40 percent. Three percent of the acreage had reached the dough stage, ahead of last year at 1 percent but the same as average.
Soybeans condition rated 1 percent very poor, 4 percent poor, 15 percent fair, 60 percent good and 20 percent excellent, above last year and average. Sixty-five percent of the acreage had bloomed, ahead of last year at 39 percent and average at 50 percent. Eleven percent had set pods, ahead of last year at 2 percent and average at percent.
Sorghum condition improved and rated zero percent very poor, 2 percent poor, 24 percent fair, 54 percent good and 20 percent excellent, above last year and average. One percent had headed out, behind last year at 2 percent and average at percent.
Wheat was ripe on 88 percent of the acreage, behind last year at 90 percent and average at 92 percent. Harvest progressed to 65 percent completed, behind last year at 73 percent and the average at 78 percent. Sprout damage continued to be a problem for some producers.
Oat condition improved and rated 11 percent very poor, 11 percent poor, 22 percent fair, 45 percent good and 11 percent excellent. Harvest progressed to 24 percent cut, behind last year at 40 percent and average at 49 percent.
Dry beans condition rated 3 percent very poor, 13 percent poor, 33 percent fair, 40 percent good and 11 percent excellent. Eleven percent of the acreage had bloomed, behind last year at 32 percent and the average at 34 percent.
Alfalfa conditions rated 6 percent very poor, 9 percent poor, 25 percent fair, 46 percent good and 14 percent excellent, below last year but above average. Second cutting activities were 73 percent harvested, the same as last year but behind the average at 77 percent. Wild hay condition rated 14 percent very poor, 7 percent poor, 23 percent fair, 46 percent good and 10 percent excellent.
Pasture and range condition rated 10 percent very poor, 15 percent poor, 29 percent fair, 38 percent good, and 8 percent excellent, below a year ago but above average.
Date: 7/21/04
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