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FARM & RANCH
THE NORTH PLATTE TELEGRAPH
AUGUST 2020
94% of corn to have reached silking stage
Pasture and range condition The USDA reports 55% of range and pasture to be in good condition, 32% in fair condition, 7% in poor condition, 4% in excellent condition and 2% in very poor condition. In com- parison to last week’s crop report, 5% of range and pasture has increase in con- dition standards, moving from very poor to fair and good condition. Sorghum
condition, 16% in fair con- dition, 4% in poor condition and 1% in very poor condi- tion. Top soil moisture As of Aug. 3, the USDA re- ports 60% of topsoil to have adequate moisture levels, 25% with short moisture levels, 12% with very short moisture levels and 3% with surplus moisture levels. Subsoil moisture According to the USDA, 62% of subsoil has adequate moisture levels, 26% with short moisture levels, 10% with very short moisture levels and 2% with surplus moisture levels.
condition, 5% in poor con- dition and 2% in very poor condition. Winter wheat According to the USDA, 96% of winter wheat has been harvested, 27% ahead of 2019 data. Soybeans The USDA reports 95% of soybeans to have reached the blooming stage, 20% fur- ther along than 2019 data. According to the USDA, 64% of soybeans in the state have reached the setting pod stage, 18% ahead of 2019 crop report data. As of Aug. 3, 57% of soybeans are in good condition, 22% in excellent
has reached the coloring stage, only 2% behind last year’s crop report data. Of sorghum planted, 39% is in good condition, 28% in fair condition, 25% in excellent condition, 6% in poor con- dition and 2% in very poor condition. Oats harvested The USDA reports 92% of oats to have been har- vested, 24% further along than last year’s crop re- port data. Of oats planted in Nebraska, 56% is in
By ELISE BALIN Scottsbluff Star-Herald
The USDA reports, the ma- jority of Nebraska crops to be in good condition with lit- tle movement in condition data. Corn According to the Aug. 3 USDA Crop Progress Report, 94% of Nebraska corn has reached the silk- ing stage, 13% ahead of last year’s data. Of corn plant- ed in the state, 43% of corn has reached the dough stage of growth as reported by the USDA. In terms of corn condition data, the USDA re-
ports 55% of corn to be in good condition, 22% in ex- cellent condition, 16% in fair good condition, 27% is in fair condition, 10% in poor condition, 5% in excellent condition and 2% in very poor condition, according to the USDA. Legislature expands transportation limits for farmers As of Aug. 3, the USDA re- ports 64% of sorghum to be headed, 26% further along than 2019 data. According to the USDA, 1% of sorghum
said, this initiative has come in a response to concerns shared by lo- cal growers about facing overweight issues when transporting grain dur- ing and outside of the harvest season. “The benefit of this is, often times, farmers are pulled over and ticketed for hauling from farm storage to market and it should be no differ-
ent than it would be if it is from the field to mar- ket. So this takes care of that,” Halloran said. Commodity own- ers and operators are still required to issue a statement of origin and delivery, which is re- quired to be within 70 miles. “Now the producer or the owner of the ag- riculture product, in
a signed statement of or- igin and destination,” Halloran said.
this case grain, will still have to furnish the driv- er and the loaded vehicle
seasonally harvest grain, for example, and deliver it to their farm storage and then after a period of time, take it from their farm stor- age to the market. So this allows them that same harvest exemp- tion of 15% overload to be able to take it to farm storage to market,” Halloran said. The passing of LB931 will take place of the previous road and weight regulations which caused issued during transportation outside of harvest sea- son, Halloran said. “It amends the Nebraska rules of roads relating to vehi- cle maximumweight overload exemption, by the addition of allowing seasonally harvest prod- ucts to be transported from farm storage to market or the factory,” Halloran said. Specifically, Halloran
By ELISE BALIN Scottsbluff Star-Herald LB931, sponsored by Sen. Steve Halloran, will allow farmers to transport grain while exceeding previous weight limits by 15% and length limits by 10% to transport grain out- side of harvest season. “It gives them a 15% overload cushion if you will, just like they would have during harvest,” Halloran said. According to the leg- islative bill, seasonally harvested commodities can now be transport- ed while being 15% heavier from the field to market, stockpile and storage or from stockpile to market or factory when failure to do so would result in economic loss. “In the past the rules, regulations and stat- utes did not allow for farmers to take their
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