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Wheat harvest wrapping up
Nebraska For the week ending July 15, wheat harvest was nearing completion throughout much of the south and active in the Panhandle, according to the National Agricultural Statistic Service, Nebraska Field Office, July 16. With corn now in peak pollination, producers continued to irrigate where showers have not provided adequate moisture. Hail was reported in some southern and central counties. Temperatures averaged 4 degrees below normal and ranged from highs in the mid 90s in the northwest to lows in the upper 40s in the northeast. All districts averaged at least a quarter inch of rain with the Southwest District averaging over two inches. corn conditions rated 1 percent very poor, 3 percent poor, 22 percent fair, 48 percent good, and 26 percent excellent, well above last year's 61 percent good or excellent rating. Irrigated fields rated 85 percent good or excellent while dryland fields rated 61 percent, both above year ago levels. corn silked was 57 percent, ahead of last year's 55 percent and 39 percent average. Five percent of the corn was in the dough stage, ahead of 3 percent last year and 2 percent average. Soybean conditions moved lower and rated 1 percent very poor, 4 percent poor, 28 percent fair, 53 percent good, and 14 percent excellent, well above last year's 53 percent good or excellent condition. soybeans blooming were 60 percent, behind last year's 65 percent but ahead of the 52 percent average. soybeans setting pods was 13 percent, behind last year's 16 percent but ahead of the 10 percent average. Wheat conditions rated 4 percent very poor, 12 percent poor, 25 percent fair, 42 percent good, and 17 percent excellent. wheat ripe was 95 percent, behind last year's 99 percent but ahead of the 90 percent average. wheat harvested was 68 percent, behind last year's 89 percent and 71 percent average. Alfalfa conditions rated 3 percent very poor, 9 percent poor, 29 percent fair, 43 percent good, and 16 percent excellent, well above last year's 28 percent good or excellent condition. Second cutting was 71 percent complete, behind last year's 85 percent and 72 percent average. Oat conditions rated 0 percent very poor, 4 percent poor, 29 percent fair, 58 percent good, and 9 percent excellent, well above last year's 19 percent good or excellent condition. Oats harvested was 44 percent, behind last year's 49 percent but ahead of the 38 percent average. sorghum conditions rated 0 percent very poor, 1 percent poor, 17 percent fair, 65 percent good, and 17 percent excellent, well above last year's 53 percent good or excellent condition. Dry bean conditions rated 1 percent very poor, 2 percent poor, 23 percent fair, 69 percent good, and 5 percent excellent, well above last year's 54 percent good or excellent condition. Dry beans blooming were 20 percent, behind last year's 22 percent but ahead of the 19 percent average. Wild hay conditions rated 4 percent very poor, 3 percent poor, 21 percent fair, 60 percent good, and 12 percent excellent, well above last year's 21 percent good or excellent condition. Pasture and range conditions rated 5 percent very poor, 8 percent poor, 26 percent fair, 47 percent good, and 14 percent excellent, well above last year's 10 percent good or excellent condition. Date: 7/18/07
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