Washington Wheat Harvest on a 30% Slope

Top Producer columnists Chris Barron and Paul Neiffer share a from-the-field crop update from the Evergreen State.

Neiffer and Barron visited a farmer’s field about two miles north of Waitsburg up Whoomenup Hollow (yes that is the name) to watch wheat harvest.
Neiffer and Barron visited a farmer’s field about two miles north of Waitsburg up Whoomenup Hollow (yes that is the name) to watch wheat harvest.
(Paul Neiffer)

Top Producer columnists Chris Barron and Paul Neiffer share a from-the-field crop update from the Evergreen State.

Take a trip to the field to a Washington wheat field with Chris Barron, director of operations and president of Carson and Barron Farms Inc. in Rowley, Iowa, and a financial consultant for Ag View Solutions. He visits with Paul Neiffer, a tax principal with CliftonLarsonAllen and author of the blog, The Farm CPA.

The two Top Producer columnists are in a Washington wheat field with a 30% slope, which is moderate for the area.

“We’ve had a lot of moisture and farmers are seeing almost record wheat yields, Neiffer says. The field in the video is likely averaging 80 to 100 bu. per acre.

Read more about wheat harvest in Washington on Neiffer’s blog post: For Our Flatlanders

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