Articles tagged under: winter wheat
Historic December Winds Hammer KS Winter Wheat
Published December 16, 2021
While the Northern Plains endured wintery conditions this week, up to 90 mile per hour wind gusts moved through the Central Plains on Wednesday, impacting winter wheat. Kansas Wheat CEO Justin Gilpin called this a historic event. "There was lots…More Winter Wheat Acres Possible in KS
Published November 7, 2021
While winter wheat is emerging in the Dakotas, Kansas farmers aren’t done planting. According to the National Ag Statistics Service, at least 90 percent of winter wheat planting is done in the state. "At the end of the year, we'll…SD Winter Wheat Acres Pick Up
Published November 3, 2021
In South Dakota, there was strong interest in planting winter wheat this fall. South Dakota Wheat Commission Executive Director Reid Christopherson attributes the interest to prices, well-timed rains around Labor Day and the early soybean harvest. "There were also frustrations…Dakotas See Higher Than Normal Wheat Abandonment
Published September 30, 2021
The 2021 Small Grains Annual Summary paints a clearer picture for abandonment. The U.S. planted 46.7 million acres of all wheat this year, but only 37.1 million acres were harvested. When it comes to the Northern Plains, North Dakota planted…Poor Yields Reported Near Hazen, ND
Published August 9, 2021
Drought conditions in the Hazen, North Dakota area is making a major impact on the crop. John Weinand is able to harvest some. "The winter wheat we harvested was the poorest we ever cut, but it ran anywhere from 10…Kansas Winter Wheat Looks Decent
Published July 18, 2021
Hallock, Minnesota-based custom combiner Rick Sugden is in the Gettysburg, South Dakota area after combining winter wheat in Kansas. Sugden says the Kansas wheat crop was decent. "Farmers hoped for better, but the wheat didn't get the rain when moisture…Winter Wheat Harvest Begins in Onida, SD
Published July 18, 2021
At Oahe Grain Corporation in Onida, South Dakota, general manager Tim Luken is already seeing loads of winter wheat come to the elevator. "Average test weight is at 61.3 pounds and protein is at 14.2 percent. We're two points higher…Good Winter Wheat Yields, Lower Protein Expected in KS
Published June 24, 2021
Rain slowed the wheat harvest in southern Kansas this past week. Loewen and Associates market analyst Matt Hines expects good yields, but lower protein. "We are starting harvest and we'll see about the protein levels. It probably won't be high…Winter Wheat Conditions Vary in the Northern Plains
Published June 7, 2021
Westbred Technical Product Manager Grant Mehring is seeing a wide variation in crop conditions for winter wheat in the Northern Plains. "There's an incredible difference between a really great crop in some areas and an abysmal crop in others. I…