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SE Nebraska farmer reports above-average yields

Southeast Nebraska farmer Don Bloss says his corn, soybean and grain sorghum yields this fall were above-average, despite a wide variation in rainfall throughout the growing season.

Bloss says conditions were dry through most of the summer, followed by a wet late summer and fall.

“But the crops turned out pretty good—they were above-average,” Bloss says. “They weren’t excellent, but everything kind of held out until we started getting some rain the last part of August.”

Bloss, who does not irrigate, says corn and grain sorghum yields were generally in the 120 to 130 bushel range.

“It kind of depends—the rain varied quite a bit from one end to the other. If we had rain, it goes as much as 140 to 150 bushels to the acre. On soybeans, I suppose the overall average is going to be about 40 to 45, which again is pretty close to what our average is down here.”

Bloss wrapped up harvest on Wednesday. He farms near Pawnee City.

AUDIO: Don Bloss