Winter wheat condition mostly fair to good

For the month of January, topsoil moisture supplies rated 4 percent very short, 28 short, 66 adequate, and 2 surplus, according to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, Northern Plains Regional Field Office, Nebraska. Subsoil moisture supplies rated 5 percent very short, 30 short, 64 adequate, and 1 surplus. Winter wheat condition rated 1 percent very poor, 7 poor, 44 fair, 40 good, and 8 excellent. The next monthly report will be issued Feb. 26. Weekly reports will begin April 2 for the 2018 season.