Spring wheat harvest has started in North Dakota. NDSU Extension Plant Pathologist Andrew Friskop says early yield reports are anywhere from 60 to 90 bushels an acre. “It reflects a year where we had spotty rains and various planting dates.” Friskop has received calls about sooty mold appearing in wheat fields. “Sooty mold sets in after the plant has died, so something else killed the plant and sooty mold is just taking advantage of it. It’s not going to impact yield, but it might make harvest a little dustier.”
