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Beneficial rains come
Nebraska For the week ending Aug. 26, rain during the week stopped haying activities and irrigation in many areas of eastern Nebraska, according to the National Agricultural Statistics Service, Nebraska Field Office, Aug. 27. Portions of the state received storms that caused wind and hail damage to crops. In some areas, the rains will allow crops to mature without additional irrigation. However, the lack of drying weather has lowered hay quality. Other producer activities included preparing wheat ground for seeding and planting alfalfa. In the west, producers were getting ready for dry bean harvest. Temperatures averaged 1 degree above normal across the state. Triple digit highs were recorded in the southern part of the state while the northern part of the state saw lows in the 40s. Six of the eight districts averaged more than an inch of rain with the Northeast District averaging over 4 inches. Corn conditions rated 1 percent very poor, 3 percent poor, 19 percent fair, 49 percent good, and 28 percent excellent, well above last year's 53 percent good or excellent rating. Irrigated fields rated 85 percent good or excellent while dryland fields rated 66 percent, both above year ago levels. Corn in the dough stage was 94 percent, ahead of 93 percent last year and 91 percent average. Corn in the dent stage was 63 percent, behind last year's 66 percent but ahead of the 56 average. Corn mature was 2 percent, behind 4 percent last year and average. Soybean conditions rated 0 percent very poor, 2 percent poor, 19 percent fair, 55 percent good, and 24 percent excellent, well above last year's 52 percent good or excellent condition. Soybeans setting pods was 97 percent, behind last year's 100 percent and near the 98 percent average. Soybeans turning color was 4 percent, behind last year's 11 percent and 12 percent average. Alfalfa conditions rated 2 percent very poor, 14 percent poor, 24 percent fair, 45 percent good, and 15 percent excellent, well above last year's 29 percent good or excellent condition. Third cutting was 79 percent complete, behind last year's 89 percent and 83 percent average. Fourth cutting was 1 percent complete, behind last year's 4 percent and 3 percent average. Sorghum conditions rated 0 percent very poor, 1 percent poor, 17 percent fair, 53 percent good, and 29 percent excellent, well above last year's 50 percent good or excellent condition. Sorghum headed was 99 percent, ahead of last year's 95 percent and 92 percent average. Sorghum turning color was 33 percent, behind last year's 42 percent and 36 percent average. Dry bean conditions rated 1 percent very poor, 5 percent poor, 26 percent fair, 58 percent good, and 10 percent excellent, above last year's 62 percent good or excellent condition. Dry beans setting pods were 89 percent, behind 100 percent last year and 93 percent average. Dry beans turning color was 30 percent, behind 34 percent a year ago but ahead of 24 percent average. Dry beans dropping leaves was 5 percent, behind last year's 7 percent and 9 percent average. Wheat seeded was 1 percent complete, near last year's 2 percent and even with the average. Pasture and range conditions rated 3 percent very poor, 12 percent poor, 29 percent fair, 43 percent good, and 13 percent excellent, well above last year's 8 percent good or excellent condition. Date: 8/29/07
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