West of Lincoln a little bit | From what I have heard from a variety of sources, the top yielding irrigated counties in Nebraska (and the ones surrounding them) are absolute crap. It will be very interesting to see what the final average county yields are in this state when June comes around. Guys are giving each other pep talks every day, doing mental health checks. Misery loves company, but alone in that combine with these crap numbers still wears on a guy day after day, even knowing his buddies have the same problem.
For our farm, I compared each field to 2012, the worst year for us so far, and this year ranges from worse to same. We can irrigate here, so 2012 meant zeroed out dryland/dry corners, but reasonable/good in the middle. In 2026 our corners are nearly the same as the center and it's all running junk.
By spring I would guess the basis will look a heck of a lot better than it does today, in fact we're already starting to see it west of Lincoln with improving bids and no ground piles where we usually see them. Once this crop is fully picked I'm locking the bin doors. USDA is flat wrong about Nebraska. It's more than 6% off last year. And I will never believe anything they print ever again.
I can't wait to put this year behind us. It will become lore for our grandchildren "What were your hardest years grandpa?" - "I remember 2012 and 2026. Total crap for different reasons."
Edited by ruralHusker 11/1/2026 18:28
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All the government crying.
