USDA-NASS Nebraska Weather & Crops County Comments
Supplement to Nebraska Weather & Crops, Issue NE-CW4709
Comments provided by County FSA and Extension personnel. When reports cover more than one county, comments are repeated under each.
Survey Date: 11/22/2009
ARTHUR
Producers had a fairly good week of harvest. Moisture levels are still high in some areas. Cooler nights and winds later in the week will help to dry the corn.
BANNER
Corn harvest progressing; proso millet harvest delayed due to high moisture content of grain.
BOONE
Corn is still pretty wet and is not drying down very well.
BOONE
Producers made good progress this past week on corn harvest. Reports of moisture levels still vary from 17% to upper 20s.
BOX BUTTE
Good week for corn harvest and less concern for poor quality.
CEDAR
Good week of harvest, corn is drying down, but we'll be harvesting after Thanksgiving and into December. Yields are better than expected both on irrigated and dryland.
CHEYENNE
Corn harvest progressing; proso millet harvest delayed due to high moisture content of grain.
CUSTER
Good week for harvest progress with favorable weather. Corn still very wet, producers having to pay for drying or taking moisture dock at feedlots.
DIXON
Producers continue to weigh their options concerning corn harvest with moisture levels in the 17 to 23 percent range. Many are hoping for more field drying time before it is taken out of the field. Others are using drying equipment and slowly moving forward with the harvest. The delay is has been a real challenge and stressful with very few producers able to see the end of harvest in sight.
DODGE
Corn is moving along slowly. Elevators have stopped taking corn over 17% moisture, slowing those producers who have no storage at home. Others are drying a little corn and then bringing it to town.
DOUGLAS
Still picking corn.
FRANKLIN
Winter wheat looks good but it does not have the growth on it that we normally expect this time of year. It is still very short, some was drilled later because of wet conditions but I think the unseasonable cool temperatures in October may have contributed to the short height. This week producer have been able to get into fields to harvest corn but the grain is still very wet. Still running around 19. The elevators have quit taking wet corn so if the producer does not have a drying bin he is having to just wait for it to dry down in the field or until the elevators will take it. Cattle are being left in the pastures because the corn has not been harvested. Cattle scoring is below what the farmers normally want their cattle to come off grass as.
FRONTIER
The corn grain is still very wet.
GARFIELD
Some producers are still waiting for the corn to dry more in the field.
KEITH
Producers had a fairly good week of harvest. Moisture levels are still high in some areas. Cooler nights and winds later in the week will help to dry the corn.
KIMBALL
Corn harvest progressing; proso millet harvest delayed due to high moisture content of grain.
KNOX
Much corn is still carrying excessive moisture. Harvest will drag on for sometime.
NANCE
Producers made good progress this past week on corn harvest. Reports of moisture levels still vary from 17% to upper 20s.
NEMAHA
Snow and rain last week kept farmers from completing harvest. Fields are muddy.
PHELPS
Producers were able to harvest most days. Grain moisture is still above acceptable storage levels. Most grain storage facilities are trying to cooperate with producers and allowing them to deliver with some price reduction.
SAUNDERS
Still a lot of corn in the field. High moisture content is the main culprit as we have had dry days. Elevators can only take so much that needs dried down, it really has slowed down the process. Yields continue to be better than average.
SHERIDAN
Lots of progress made in harvest last week with good weather conditions. Some mold being found in corn fields.
SIOUX
This week has seen more normal fall weather. Better weather to get cattle moved to winter pastures.
THURSTON
A cool, dry week helped farmers make progress on the corn harvest. High moisture in corn is the greatest concern. Harvest is slow. Some farmers are selling it out of the field at great discount to avoid storage and drying problems. Long lines at elevators is common. LP gas rationing may become a problem. Some farmers have also said test weights on corn planted after May 10 is a problem. Test weights as low as 48 lbs. have been reported.
WASHINGTON
Harvesting is going very well right now. Some reports of lines at elevators. Moisture levels have dropped to around 15%.
YORK
Many farmers have finished harvest. Dryers are running constantly. Yields very good. Farmers glad harvest is coming to a end.