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Return to normal temps help with feedingNebraska For the month of January 2010, above normal temperatures during the second and third weeks of the month brought some relief to livestock producers struggling to feed and care for livestock, according to the National Agricultural Statistics Service, Nebraska Field Office, Feb. 1. Precipitation was light during January with much of the western two-thirds of the state receiving less than .25 inch. Snow depth was also limited in the western two thirds of the state, however, a foot or more was still being reported in portions of the northeast. Livestock care and marketing grain were the main activities during the month. Average snow depth at the end of January was 3 inches statewide, less than half of the eight inches reported at the beginning of the month. However, snow depth varied widely by region. Temperatures averaged below normal the first and fourth weeks of the month and above normal during the middle. During the last week of the month, soil temperatures ranged from 26 degrees in the extreme northwest to 32 degrees in parts of the southeast and east central counties. Wheat conditions statewide rated 0 percent very poor, 6 percent poor, 39 percent fair, 51 percent good, and 4 percent excellent, below last year. Hay and forage supplies rated 1 percent very short, 13 percent short, 83 percent adequate, and 3 percent excellent, were also below a year ago.
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