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Nebraska’s winter wheat harvest advances amid cool, dry weather

Nebraska was cool and mostly dry this past week bringing wheat harvest to more than half done.  It also resulted in producers starting to irrigate row crops. Topsoil moisture is 94 percent short to adequate.

In addition to being half harvested, winter wheat is 52 percent good to excellent.

Corn is 76 percent good to excellent, with 8 percent in the dough stage.

Soybeans are 74 percent good to excellent with 32 percent setting pods.

Sorghum is 62 percent good to excellent and development is well ahead of normal at 23 percent headed.

Nebraska’s oat harvest is 31 percent complete, which is behind.

Alfalfa is 62 percent good to excellent with 71 percent of the second cutting complete.  Pasture and range is 54 percent good to excellent.