Wheat
Flood damage to winter wheat is starting to show up in parts of the Midwest, and in some cases sections of, or entire fields are likely to perish.
About half of Kansas—the nation’s top producer of winter wheat—is now suffering from severe or extreme drought, up from less than 20% two weeks earlier
The estimates are in and a much smaller winter wheat crop is expected.
Regularly scout fields to stay ahead of quality-robbing weeds, insects and diseases.
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“Winter-kill is not the same thing as freeze damage that we occasionally experience in March and April after wheat has broken dormancy and has entered the reproduction stage of development (jointing),” said Dr. Brent Bean, AgriLife Extension agronomist.
Management stays the same of the fertilizer giant, and operations should stay the same.
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