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Wheat yields rise across counties amid strong drought resilience
York and Chester counties report wheat yields from 40 to 60 bushels per acre with test weights around 60 to 61 pounds. Redcoat varieties show better winter survival while Abe and Arthur lag. Harvest half done. prices low as national glut pushes production records despite high costs of farming.
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York County
John Smith
Lancaster County
Lancaster Farming
Nelson Weaver
Lititz
Weaver’s
Nolt’s
Clair Frey
Abe
Arthur
Chester County
Melvin Hostetter
Oxford Area