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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.
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Day 3, Kansas Wheat Harvest Report 2023
June 20, 2023
Combines are kicking into gear across a wider swath of central and eastern Kansas. Officially, the Kansas wheat harvest is now 8% complete.
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Day 2, Kansas Wheat Harvest Report 2023
June 19, 2023
Variability will continue to be a theme for the 2023 Kansas wheat crop as harvest continues to expand out from the southern central and southeastern portions of the state.
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Day 1, Kansas Wheat Harvest Report 2023
June 14, 2023
Wheat harvest started off slow, with some farmers cutting in south central Kansas, but delayed by scattered rains.
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K-State Agronomy Details Recommendations for Cutting Short, Thin Wheat
June 7, 2023
As producers prepare to harvest short wheat and thin stands, K-State cropping specialists recently detailed their recommendations for adjusting combines and operator control in a recent Agronomy…