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Warm, dry weather helps dryland cropsNebraska For the week ending Aug. 31, a warm, dry week kept producers busy irrigating and moved dryland crops toward maturity, according to the National Agricultural Statistics Service, Nebraska Field Office, Sept. 2. Producer activities included preparing wheat ground for seeding and planting alfalfa. Many producers were gearing up for silage, proso millet, and dry bean harvest. Temperatures averaged 1 degree above normal during the week, except in the eastern part of the state where temperatures averaged below normal. The Panhandle had highs in the mid 90s and parts of the state recorded lows in the mid 40s. For the most part, it was a dry week across the state with all districts averaging less than a half inch of precipitation. Corn conditions rated 2 percent very poor, 4 percent poor, 18 percent fair, 54 percent good, and 22 percent excellent, near last year's 77 percent good or excellent rating. Irrigated fields rated 81 percent good or excellent, below last year while dryland fields rated 68 percent, near year ago levels. Corn in the dough stage was 92 percent, behind last year's 96 percent and four days behind the 95 percent average. Corn in the dent stage was 63 percent, behind last year's 75 percent and two days behind the 69 percent average. Corn mature was 2 percent, behind the 8 percent of last year and the 6 percent average. Soybean conditions rated 2 percent very poor, 7 percent poor, 25 percent fair, 53 percent good, and 13 percent excellent, well below last year's 77 percent good or excellent condition. Soybeans setting pods was 96 percent, behind last year and the 99 percent average. Soybeans turning color was 5 percent, behind last year's 13 percent and 19 percent average. Alfalfa conditions rated 3 percent very poor, 8 percent poor, 32 percent fair, 48 percent good, and 9 percent excellent, below last year's 61 percent good or excellent condition. Third cutting was 85 percent complete, ahead of last year's 83 percent but behind the 88 percent average. Fourth cutting was 3 percent complete, behind last year's 8 percent and 9 percent average. Sorghum conditions rated 0 percent very poor, 3 percent poor, 23 percent fair, 54 percent good, and 20 percent excellent, well below last year's 84 percent good or excellent condition. Sorghum headed was 98 percent, behind last year's 100 percent but ahead of the 96 percent average. Sorghum turning color was 30 percent, behind last year's 56 percent and a week behind the 47 percent average. Dry bean conditions rated 0 percent very poor, 5 percent poor, 25 percent fair, 56 percent good, and 14 percent excellent, near last year's 71 percent good or excellent condition. Dry beans turning color was 52 percent, ahead of last year's 48 percent and the 43 percent average. Dry beans dropping leaves was 8 percent, behind last year's 14 percent and 17 percent average. Wheat seeded was 3 percent complete, behind last year's 5 percent and even with the average. Proso millet was 2 percent harvested, behind last year's 5 percent and the 9 percent average. Pasture and range conditions rated 5 percent very poor, 12 percent poor, 28 percent fair, 47 percent good, and 8 percent excellent, below last year's 59 percent good or excellent condition. Supplemental feeding has been needed in some areas. 9/8/08 Date: 9/3/08 Advertisement
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