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Rains leave fields too wet to plantNebraska For the week ending June 1, strong winds combined with heavy rains, flooding and unseasonably cool temperatures slowed planting and increased the potential need to replant some crops, according to the National Agricultural Statistics Service, Nebraska Field Office, June 2. Severe weather with tornados touching down in parts of central and east central Nebraska caused flooding and damage to crops as well as roads. Rains across much of the state left fields too wet to plant, slowed development, and made haying difficult. Temperatures averaged 4 degrees below normal and ranged from highs in the upper 80s in the southwest to lows in the upper 30s in the Panhandle. The Northeast, Central, and East Central Districts averaged more than 2 inches of precipitation. Corn conditions rated 1 percent very poor, 6 percent poor, 27 percent fair, 56 percent good, and 10 percent excellent, below last year's 84 percent good or excellent rating. Corn emerged was 82 percent, behind last year's 91 percent and five days behind the 92 percent average. Soybeans planted were at 73 percent complete, behind last year's 84 percent and six days behind the 88 percent average. Soybeans emerged was 37 percent, behind last year's 52 percent and four days behind the 56 percent average. Wheat conditions rated 1 percent very poor, 5 percent poor, 30 percent fair, 55 percent good, and 9 percent excellent, above last year's 57 percent good or excellent condition. Wheat headed is 39 percent complete, well behind last year's 86 percent and nine days behind the 78 percent average. Alfalfa conditions rated 2 percent poor, 24 percent fair, 65 percent good, and 9 percent excellent, well above last year's 58 percent good or excellent condition. First cutting was 13 percent complete, well behind last year's 30 percent and 44 percent average. Oat conditions rated 1 percent poor, 14 percent fair, 78 percent good, and 7 percent excellent, above last year's 71 percent good or excellent condition. Oats headed was 9 percent, behind last year's 20 percent and 22 percent average. Sorghum planted was 47 percent complete, behind last year's 69 percent, and six days behind the 68 percent average. Sorghum emerged was 11 percent, behind last year's 35 percent and eight days behind the 29 percent average. Dry bean planting was 16 percent complete, behind last year's 39 percent and the five-year average of 32 percent. Dry beans emerged were at 1 percent, behind last year's 3 percent and 4 percent average. Proso millet planted was at 1 percent, behind last year's 11 percent. Pasture and range conditions rated 6 percent poor, 22 percent fair, 60 percent good, and 12 percent excellent, well above last year's 65 percent good or excellent condition. Pasture growth continues to be slower than normal in some areas. 6/9/08 Date: 6/4/08 Advertisement
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