内布拉斯加州位于美国中西部,土地面积为8,185,000公顷,其中48％用于作物生产。该州年平均气温-1.4℃,日照约2300小时,降雨量500毫米左右,作物生育期为140天。主要作物有玉米、大豆、冬小麦和高梁。近十年来大豆生产发展很快,1985年为93万公顷,总产为15万吨,比1977年的面积增加47.8万公顷,其总产增加8.8万吨。现在,大豆产值仅次于玉米居第二位。 Nebraska is located in the Midwest of the United States, with an area of ​​8,185,000 hectares, of which 48% is for crop production. The state’s annual average temperature of -1.4 ℃, sunshine for about 2,300 hours, about 500 millimeters of rainfall, crop growth period of 140 days. The main crops are corn, soybeans, winter wheat and sorghum. Soybean production has developed rapidly in the recent decade. In 1985, it was 930,000 hectares with a total output of 150,000 tons, an increase of 478,000 hectares over the area in 1977 and a total increase of 88,000 tons. Now, soybean output second only to corn.