The wheat harvest is complete in northwest Kansas, with yields coming in better than recent years. Custom harvester Jay Ferris, who is based in Colby, said the crop was consistent overall. “We had some proteins that were up in the 12 to 14 range, our yields were probably 30 to 35,” said Ferris. “There were some bad fields that just came up late and didn’t make much at all in places, but yeah, I’d say we did somewhere between 30 and 40 bushels of wheat. It’s not bad by any means, but certainly better than it has been the last couple of years.” Ferris and his crew have since moved to northwest Nebraska, where drought conditions are more severe. “Iit’s going to need to be cut, but it’s not going to be big yields by any means. It’s dry. The stands are thin, and there’s not a lot of straw.”
