Agronomist says Mother Nature isn’t providing Southwest Nebraska farmers with many options – Brownfield Ag News

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Agronomist says Mom Nature isn’t offering Southwest Nebraska farmers with many choices

The primary pockets of outstanding drought have developed in Nebraska and an agronomist says farmers might be ready awhile for aid.

Jeff Wessels with Frenchman Valley Coop tells Brownfield most hope is misplaced for this 12 months’s crop within the southwest space.  “There’s no dryland corp.  The corn, soybeans, something and even millet – there’s 1000’s of acres of millet planted out right here – and it’s not in superb situation.”

The newest U.S. Drought Monitor shoed that excessive an distinctive drought both developed or expanded throughout Nebraska.

Wessels says excessive warmth drastically affected pollination. “I’ve seen ears which can be two-thirds failing. The highest-third just isn’t even trying to fill.  There’s plenty of unevenness on the market below the pivots.  Then, you’ll get right into a pocked that’s possibly 5-10 miles that received some rain that look fabulous.”

He tells Brownfield says irrigated corn may lose not less than 15 % of top-end yield or extra. “There will probably be areas the place the corn is 4 toes tall and there’s areas the place the corn is eighteen inches tall and falling over.”