Corn conditions drop one percentage point to 64% good to excellent while holding steady at 65% on the beans.
Crop Progress as of Sept 8th: Data compiled by WaterStreet from NASS
Corn Dough 95%; 90% last week; 94% on average
Corn Dented 74%; 60% last week; 73% on average
Corn Mature 29%; 19% last week; 24% on average
Corn Harvested 5%; 3% on average
Corn Condition 64% G/E; 65% G/E last week, 52% last year
Soybeans Setting Pods 97%; 94% last week; 96% on average
Soybeans Dropping Leaves 25%; 13% last week; 21% on average
Soybean Conditions 65% G/E; 65% G/E last week; 52% G/E last year
Spring Wheat Harvested 85%; 70% last week; 83% on average
Winter Wheat Planted 6%; 2% last week; 6% on average
Cotton Bolls Opening 45%; 37% last week; 40% on average
Cotton Harvested 8%; 6% on average
Cotton Condition 40% G/E; 44% G/E last week; 29% G/E last year
NEBRASKA: For the week ending September 8, 2024, there were 6.8 days suitable for fieldwork, according to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. Topsoil moisture supplies rated 15% very short, 37% short, 46% adequate, and 2% surplus. Subsoil moisture supplies rated 12% very short, 40% short, 46% adequate, and 2% surplus.
Field Crops Report: Corn condition rated 4% very poor, 8% poor, 21% fair, 45% good, and
22% excellent. Corn dough was 96%, near 97% for both last year and the five-year average.
Dented was 83%, near 86% last year and 81% average. Mature was 30%, behind 36% last year,
but near 26% average. Harvested was 1%, equal to both last year and average.
Soybean condition rated 3% very poor, 7% poor, 25% fair, 50% good, and 15% excellent.
Soybeans dropping leaves was 24%, well behind 47% last year, and behind 33% average.
Winter wheat planted was 7%, near 6% last year and 5% average.
Sorghum condition rated 0% very poor, 4% poor, 19% fair, 50% good, and 27% excellent.
Sorghum coloring was 89%, ahead of 80% last year and 74% average. Mature was 8%, near 12%
last year and 11% average.
Dry edible bean condition rated 1% very poor, 3% poor, 20% fair, 49% good, and 27% excellent.
Dry edible beans setting pods was 94%, equal to last year, and near 97% average. Dropping
leaves was 49%, ahead of 37% last year and 44% average. Harvested was 5%, near 2% last year,
but behind 11% average.
Pasture and Range Report: Pasture and range conditions rated 5% very poor, 24% poor, 32%
fair, 29% good, and 10% excellent.
KANSAS: For the week ending September 8, 2024, there were 6.5 days suitable for fieldwork, according to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. Topsoil moisture supplies rated 15% very short, 44% short, 40% adequate, and 1% surplus. Subsoil moisture supplies rated 15% very short, 48% short, 36% adequate, and 1% surplus.
Field Crops Report: Winter wheat planted was 4%, near 3% last year and 2% for the five-year
average.
Corn condition rated 10% very poor, 17% poor, 32% fair, 32% good, and 9% excellent. Corn
dented was 88%, near 87% last year, and ahead of 83% average. Mature was 55%, near 51% last
year, and ahead of 39% average. Harvested was 14%, equal to last year, and near 10% average.
Soybean condition rated 4% very poor, 11% poor, 30% fair, 48% good, and 7% excellent.
Soybeans setting pods was 93%, near 94% last year and 91% average. Dropping leaves was
23%, behind 32% last year, but near 20% average.
Sorghum condition rated 8% very poor, 14% poor, 36% fair, 37% good, and 5% excellent.
Sorghum headed was 97%, near 94% last year and 95% average. Coloring was 67%, near 63%
both last year and average. Mature was 22%, near 19% last year, and ahead of 11% average.
Harvested was 2%, near 3% last year and 1% average.
Cotton condition rated 6% very poor, 15% poor, 27% fair, 44% good, and 8% excellent. Cotton
bolls opening was 44%, behind 52% last year, but ahead of 30% average.
Pasture and Range Report: Pasture and range conditions rated 8% very poor, 16% poor, 39%
fair, 33% good, and 4% excellent.
