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Nebraska Corn, Soybean Development Ahead of Average Rates

Nebraska Corn, Soybean Development Ahead of Average Rates

For the week ending July 25, 2021, there were 6.5 days suitable for fieldwork, according to the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service. Topsoil moisture supplies rated 9% very short, 37% short, 53% adequate and 1% surplus. Subsoil moisture supplies rated 9% very short, 40% short, 50% adequate and 1% surplus.

Field Crops Report:

Corn condition rated 2% very poor, 4% poor, 18% fair, 53% good and 23% excellent. Corn silking was 84%, near 85% last year, but ahead of 78% for the five-year average. Dough was 14%, behind 24% last year and near 17% average.

Soybean condition rated 1% very poor, 2% poor, 15% fair, 59% good and 23% excellent. Soybeans blooming was 85%, near 88% last year but ahead of 77% average. Setting pods was 52%, near 50% last year and ahead of 34% average.

Winter wheat harvested was 88%, near 91% last year but ahead of 82% average.

Sorghum condition rated 1% very poor, 2% poor, 22% fair, 53% good and 22% excellent. Sorghum headed was 20%, well behind 40% last year and behind 30% average.

Oats condition rated 3% very poor, 6% poor, 34% fair, 48% good and 9% excellent. Oats harvested was 68%, behind 78% last year and equal to average.

Dry edible bean condition rated 0% very poor, 1% poor, 18% fair, 69% good and 12% excellent. Dry edible beans blooming was 60%, near 59% last year. Setting pods was 15%, near 14% last year.

Pasture and Range Report:

Pasture and range conditions rated 4% very poor, 12% poor, 59% fair, 23% good and 2% excellent.

Source : unl.edu

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Can supplemental nitrogen help soybeans reach higher yield potential? Technical Agronomist Tim Sickman walks through an ongoing trial at the Nutrien Innovation Farm in Owensboro, Kentucky, exploring whether a modest amount of nitrogen applied at planting can support higher-yielding soybean environments.

The trial compares 30 pounds of supplemental nitrogen across both 15- and 30-inch rows, along with treatments that include sulfur and micronutrients. Similar trials conducted in 2024 and 2025 delivered a six- to seven-bushel yield response, prompting the team to expand the research this season.

Early observations show that treated soybeans are slightly taller and averaging about two additional nodes on the main stem. These added nodes could create more opportunities for blooms and pods, but the true results will come at harvest when the team evaluates pod development, seed fill and final yield.

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Why high-yield soybeans may need supplemental nitrogen

Results from the 2024 and 2025 trials

Nitrogen treatments in 15- and 30-inch rows

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