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Corn, sorghum harvests make good progressNebraska For the week ending Nov. 22, a third consecutive week of dry weather allowed corn and sorghum harvests to make good progress, according to the National Agricultural Statistics Service, Nebraska Field Office, Nov. 23. Corn and sorghum harvests are now two and a half weeks behind the average with many producers still reporting high grain moisture levels. Drying capacity continues to limit harvest progress. Long wait times at some elevators are being reported with facilities limiting deliveries of wet grain. Other activities included moving cattle onto stalks, fall tillage, and applying fertilizer. Weather Summary: Temperatures averaged three degrees above normal across the state and ranged from near 60 to lows in the lower double digits. Precipitation was absent across the majority of the state. Snow fell in southeast counties early in the week with the district reporting over three quarters of an inch of moisture. Corn harvested was 65 percent complete, well behind last year's 80 percent and 18 days behind the 92 percent average. Sorghum harvest was 68 percent complete, behind last year's 75 percent and 19 days behind the average of 93 percent. Winter wheat conditions rated 0 percent very poor, 1 percent poor, 28 percent fair, 59 percent good, and 12 percent excellent, below last year's 79 percent good or excellent rating.
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