Rain Poses Challenges for some Kansas Farmers as Harvest Wraps Up

Rain poses challenges for some Kansas farmers as harvest wraps up

While some Kansas farmers have completed the wheat harvest, Butler County farmer Paul Jenzen is cutting his last field.

Laura: Which hat to wear?

Oklahoma/Kansas Border: It was bittersweet to watch the combines roll out of the yard that Saturday. The pull to hit the road was strong, but there was still work to be done before the kids and I could leave full time.  Combines started harvesting shortly after their arrival on Monday, June 9, along the Oklahoma/Kansas border near Barber County, Kansas. They crew was excited to finally be in the field, but they had their work cut out for them!  …

Kansas wheat farmer says yields are above average amidst challenging weather - Brownfield Ag News

A central Kansas farmer says this year’s winter wheat harvest has been extremely challenging.  Adam Baldwin tells Brownfield consistent, heavy rains have delayed progress. “It’s been a struggle this spring. You hop around to fields and see a lot of fields with a pass around the edges and they left, but you have to give […] The post Kansas wheat farmer says yields are above average amidst challenging weather appeared first on Brownfield Ag News.

Oklahoma Wheat Harvest 85% Complete; Mixed Bag of Yields and Quality - Oklahoma Farm Report

Pic Courtesy of OK Wheat Commission Oklahoma wheat harvest moved forward at a slow pace over the 4th of July weekend, with rain showers hitting several parts of the Panhandle, Northern, and Northeast Oklahoma at different times. There is a region in the Goodwell, Guymon and Hooker area that is still working on irrigated wheat production that has been delayed due to rains this past week.  In North Central Oklahoma, little progress has been made, …