Nebraska's corn and soybean crops continued progressing near or slightly ahead of typical late-August development last week, while sorghum remained somewhat behind its usual pace. Corn was generally on track through the dough and dent stages, though maturity continued to lag, while soybean development was slightly ahead of average as the crop began transitioning toward maturity.
Pasture and range conditions improved from the previous week but remained a significant concern, with nearly two-thirds of the state's acres still rated poor or very poor. Sorghum conditions also remained relatively weak compared with corn and soybean, with only about one-third of the crop rated good or excellent.
Soil moisture improved somewhat following recent rainfall, particularly at the surface, though subsoil moisture remained limited across much of the state. Topsoil moisture supplies rated 19% very short, 24% short, 53% adequate and 4% surplus, while subsoil moisture rated 26% very short, 31% short, 42% adequate and 1% surplus.
For the week ending Aug. 23, there were 4.6 days suitable for fieldwork.
Source : unl.edu