LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) – Cooler weather and more rain are hampering
crop development and field work in Nebraska as flooding continues
to affect low-lying fields along the Missouri and Platte rivers.
The weekly crop report on Monday said high winds and hail fell
across many areas of the state last week where crops were damaged.
Storms also dumped heavy rain, with over an inch in many sections
of Nebraska.
Seventy-six percent of the corn crop is in good to excellent
condition, which is near last year. Soybean planting is nearly
complete, at 96 percent, slightly ahead of last year and the
average. Seventy-eight percent of the crop is in good to excellent
condition.
Progress has been made on the first cutting of alfalfa, at 83
percent complete. The average is 79 percent.