Wheat harvest gains pace amid average crop forecast
In Kansas the wheat harvest speeds up despite analysts predicting an average crop. Windy hot weather favors picking while test weights run mostly 58 to 61 pounds, moisture under 14 percent. Areas from Wellington to Bucklin report substantial yields. cutters in Big Bow and Johnson County begin steady collecting as conditions stay hot and dry.
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Wichita
Jim Coughenour
Garvey Grain
Coughenour
Wellington
Sumner County
Caldwell
Anthony-area
Greensburg
Bucklin
Coldwater
Rice County
Great Bend
Kansas
Mike Earhart
Collingwood
Big Bow
Johnson and
Ulysses
Earhart
Johnson Co-op
Jerry Schweitzer
AP Puoto
Paul Lang
Hays
Hailstorms devastate crops across Southwest Kansas farms
In Grant and Kearny counties heavy hail and five inches of rain damaged corn wheat and alfalfa. Farmers face replant decisions as soil dries. wheat losses run into millions. Property damage includes 200 wrecked cars and 40 broken courthouse windows. Local extension agents report widespread acreage losses and reduced yields.
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Grant
Kearny
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Manter
Stanton County
Richfield
Morton County
Carl Henson
Grant Corn
Henson
Philip Shorter
Shorter
Ulysses
Jeff Briggs
St. Louis
Riley Chevrolet
Gary Riley
Grant County
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