The winter wheat in Kansas is working its way out of dormancy, but the crop is off to a rough start. “We’re pretty far ahead of schedule as far as spring greening up is concerned, especially in the southern one-third to one-half of the state, because of abnormally warm weather,” reports Aaron Harries, vice president of research and operations, Kansas Wheat Commission. “It certainly looks better than it has in the last few years when we were devastated by drought, unfortunately, drought is expanding once again in Kansas.” Recent winds of 50-to-70 miles per hour and extreme heat have been a concern. “The prognosis for the next few weeks is not very good.”
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