Rain slows NE planting, provides drought relief

South-Central Nebraska farmer August Fishell says recent rainfall has put the brakes on planting but brought relief to on-going drought.

“We’re getting here to the second week of May.  It needs to dry out a little bit for us to get back in there.”

Topsoil moisture is rated at 64 percent adequate-to-surplus and subsoil moisture is rated at 41 percent adequate-to-surplus.

USDA’s latest crop progress and condition report says 39 percent of corn has been planted 26 percent behind last year and 4 percent has emerged.

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