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Wheat growers advocate for enterprise unit separation
July 12, 2023
The KAWG supports efforts to improve crop insurance performance for farmers through the separation of enterprise units by fallow and continuous.
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Day 10, Kansas Wheat Harvest Report
July 12, 2023
Audio file This is day 10 of the Kansas Wheat Harvest Reports, brought to you by the Kansas Wheat Commission, Kansas Association of Wheat Growers, Ka
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Day 9, Kansas Wheat Harvest Report
July 10, 2023
Audio file This is day 9 of the Kansas Wheat Harvest Reports, brought to you by the Kansas Wheat Commission, Kansas Association of Wheat
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Wheat harvest 2023 progresses despite delays and late start
July 6, 2023
Kansas wheat harvest is 46% complete, well behind 80% last year, and behind 63% for the five-year average, according to the official statistics provided by the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics…
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Day 8, Kansas Wheat Harvest Report
July 5, 2023
Hot temperatures meant farmers were in the fields ahead of the widespread showers that moved in on July 4th. Kansas wheat harvest is 46% complete, well behind 80% last year.
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Day 7, Kansas Wheat Harvest Report
June 29, 2023
Triple-digit temperatures mean it certainly feels like the right weather to harvest wheat, but producers and elevators alike are feeling behind schedule. Wheat harvest has shifted west, moving into…
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Soft Red Winter Special Edition Harvest Report 2023
June 27, 2023
Soft red winter wheat has been a bright spot in Kansas’ otherwise challenging year, but only 4% of the state's wheat is SRW.
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Day 6, Kansas Wheat Harvest Report
June 27, 2023
Harvest continues to march across the state, moving into areas with higher abandonment, variability and pressure to get crops cut as unwelcome weeds take over short, thin stands.
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Day 5, Kansas Wheat Harvest Report 2023
June 26, 2023
The Kansas wheat harvest is 21 percent complete, well behind 54 percent last year and 38 percent for the five-year average.
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Day 4, Kansas Wheat Harvest Report
June 22, 2023
At any other time of the year, rain would be more than welcome. But for farmers with combines ready to roll, harvest delays due to rain add insult to injury for a crop stricken by drought.