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Rains help ease crop, livestock stressNebraska For the week ending July 29, rains across the Panhandle eased crop and livestock stress, according to the National Agricultural Statistics Service, Nebraska Field Office, July 30. For the first time since the beginning of May, the Panhandle averaged over one and a half inches of precipitation with the heaviest amounts falling in the southern half. Producer activities across the state included irrigating and haying. Temperatures averaged 1 degree above normal across the state with only the Northwest District seeing triple digit heat. The Northwest District also saw the most precipitation, averaging over one and a half inches. Five districts averaged at least an inch while most of the North Central and Northeast Districts remained dry. corn conditions rated 1 percent very poor, 5 percent poor, 19 percent fair, 49 percent good, and 26 percent excellent, well above last year's 54 percent good or excellent rating. Irrigated fields rated 88 percent good or excellent while dryland fields rated 56 percent, both above year ago levels. corn silked was 92 percent, behind last year's 93 percent but ahead of the 87 percent average. corn in the dough stage was 31 percent, ahead of last year's 26 percent and 20 percent average. corn in the dent stage was 2 percent, ahead of the 1 percent of last year and average. Soybean conditions rated 1 percent very poor, 4 percent poor, 29 percent fair, 51 percent good, and 15 percent excellent, well above last year's 38 percent good or excellent condition. soybeans blooming were 82 percent, behind last year's 89 percent and 86 percent average. soybeans setting pods was 46 percent, behind last year's 59 percent but ahead of the 43 percent average. Wheat harvested was 99 percent, even with last year and ahead of the 97 percent average. Alfalfa conditions rated 6 percent very poor, 13 percent poor, 29 percent fair, 41 percent good, and 11 percent excellent, well above last year's 21 percent good or excellent condition. Second cutting was 95 percent complete, behind last year's 96 percent but ahead of the 94 percent average. Third cutting was 15 percent complete, behind last year's 23 percent and 18 percent average. Wild hay conditions rated 1 percent very poor, 5 percent poor, 27 percent fair, 57 percent good, and 10 percent excellent, well above last year's 16 percent good or excellent condition. Oats harvested was 88 percent, behind last year's 90 percent but ahead of the 86 percent average. sorghum conditions rated 1 percent very poor, 1 percent poor, 16 percent fair, 62 percent good, and 20 percent excellent, well above last year's 41 percent good or excellent condition. sorghum headed was 27 percent, behind last year's 48 percent and 31 percent average. Dry bean conditions rated 1 percent very poor, 5 percent poor, 25 percent fair, 59 percent good, and 10 percent excellent, well above last year's 48 percent good or excellent condition. Dry beans blooming were 65 percent, behind last year's 86 percent but ahead of the 64 percent average. Dry beans setting pods were 11 percent, well behind last year's 26 percent and 23 percent average. Pasture and range conditions rated 4 percent very poor, 14 percent poor, 31 percent fair, 43 percent good, and 8 percent excellent, well above last year's 6 percent good or excellent condition. Date: 8/1/07
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