Nebraska Ag News Headlines Rain Holds Off While Nebraska Farmers Make Hay Nebraska Ag Connection - 06/18/2013 For the week ending Sunday, rainfall was limited until the weekend, allowing producers an opportunity to harvest hay crops, according to USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service, Nebraska Field Office. Precipitation in most areas was light with less than a half inch recorded. As a result, some pivots have been started in central and western counties. Heavier amounts of rain fell in portions of extreme east central and northeastern counties. Temperatures averaged near normal across the east and north but were 4 to 6 degrees above normal across western drought counties. Winter wheat was beginning to turn color in southern counties with harvest expected to start around July 4. Statewide, producers had 5.7 days suitable for fieldwork. Topsoil moisture supplies rated 7 percent very short, 24 short, 66 adequate, and 3 surplus. Subsoil moisture supplies rated 25 percent very short, 30 short, 44 adequate, and 1 surplus. Corn conditions rated 0 percent very poor, 2 poor, 23 fair, 65 good, 10 excellent. The crop was 100 percent emerged, in line with last year and average. Soybean conditions rated 0 percent very poor, 2 poor, 21 fair, 67 good, and 10 excellent. Soybeans were 99 percent planted. Emerged was 90 percent, behind last year's 99 but near 91 average. Sorghum conditions rated 1 percent very poor, 7 poor, 26 fair, 41 good, and 25 excellent. Sorghum planted was 97 percent, behind 99 last year but ahead of 93 average. Emerged was 72 percent, behind last year's 90 and 75 average. Wheat conditions rated 24 percent very poor, 28 poor, 32 fair, 15 good, and 1 excellent. Wheat headed was 88 percent, behind 100 last year and 94 average. Wheat turning color was 7 percent, well behind 91 last year and 34 average. Proso millet was 83 percent planted, behind last year at 88 but ahead of 44 average. Oat conditions rated 3 percent very poor, 11 poor, 31 fair, 48 good, and 7 excellent. Oats headed were 51 percent, behind last year's 86 and 63 average. Dry bean conditions rated 0 percent very poor, 0 poor, 36 fair, 60 good, and 4 excellent. Dry beans planted were 84 percent, behind last year's 89 but ahead of 79 average. Emerged was 43 percent, behind 57 last year but near 41 average. Alfalfa conditions were 2 percent very poor, 11 poor, 36 fair, 46 good, and 5 excellent. Alfalfa first cutting was 60 percent complete, well behind last year's 95 and 71 average. Stock water supplies rated 3 percent very short, 12 short, 83 adequate, and 2 surplus. Pasture and range condition was 15 percent very poor, 24 poor, 41 fair, 18 good, and 2 excellent. Hay and forage supplies rated 27 percent very short, 35 short, 38 adequate, and 0 surplus. Send this article to a friend Other Nebraska Headlines UNL Second at International Quarter Scale Tractor Contest Midwest Agriculture Leaders Meeting in North Dakota How Do You Fuel Today's Powerful Farm Equipment? Herbicide Challenges When Replanting After Bad Weather Additional Actions to Manage Domestic Sugar Surplus USDA Celebrates National Small Business Week UNL to Host Weed Management Field Day Copyright © 2013 - USAgNet.com. All Rights Reserved.