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Rains produce more weeds to control
Nebraska
For the week ending June 19, warm and sunny conditions aided crop development and allowed hay harvest to progress, according to the Nebraska Agricultural Statistics Service, June 20.
Due to widespread rain during previous weeks, weed control has become a primary producer activity in many portions of the state.
Wheat conditions remained stable and rated 7 percent very poor, 14 percent poor, 37 percent fair, 35 percent good, and 7 percent excellent. Fields were reported to be 99 percent headed, in line with last year and average. Forty-six percent of the fields were turning color, well behind last year at 76 percent and the average at 61 percent. One percent of the crop was ripe. Likely start of harvest was reported to be about one week away.
Corn condition rated 2 percent poor, 20 percent fair, 54 percent good, and 24 percent excellent. Conditions continue higher than last year and normal.
Soybean planting was completed, in line with last year and the average. Soybean emergence at 98 percent was ahead of last year and average at 96 percent.
Sorghum planting was at 96 percent complete, behind last year and the average at 98 percent. Eighty-three percent of the crop had emerged, behind last year at 93 percent and the average at 89 percent.
Oat condition rated 3 percent poor, 22 percent fair, 55 percent good, and 20 percent excellent. Eighty-one percent of the crop has headed, compared to 82 percent last year and 77 percent for the average.
Alfalfa conditions continued to improve and rated 1 percent very poor, 6 percent poor, 30 percent fair, 49 percent good, and 14 percent excellent. First cutting was 84 percent complete, behind last year at 89 percent and the average at 90 percent. Second cutting was underway at 6 percent.
Proso millet planting remained slow and was 34 percent complete, behind last year at 78 percent.
Dry bean planting progressed to 86 percent complete, behind last year at 91 percent and the average at 92 percent. Forty-one percent of the crop had emerged, compared to 57 percent last year and the average at 60 percent.
Pasture and range conditions improved and rated 1 percent very poor, 5 percent poor, 27 percent fair, 52 percent good, and 15 percent excellent. Conditions continue above last year and normal.
Date: 6/21/05
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