Texas Wheat harvest has almost been completed in some parts of the state. Dry weather across much of the state allowed producers to continue harvesting fervently. However, in areas of North Texas, wet field conditions temporarily halted small grain harvest. Fungal diseases and armyworms were reported...
Winter wheat harvest has wrapped up in Texas and is nearing completion in the rest of the Southern states. Harvest is now in full swing in Missouri, Colorado, Nebraska and South Dakota. Below are the crop reports for selected states as provided by the USDA...
While the dry weather has allowed progress in harvest activities in some areas, the hot and dry conditions have severely hurt some the wheat crops. Below are crop conditions for selected states provided by the USDA.
Texas Dry-land winter wheat harvest near completion in areas of the Plains while irrigated winter wheat harvest is in full swing. Wheat harvest in areas of the Blacklands has seen good progress and is near completion. The Texas wheat crop has been rated: 54 percent very poor, 23 percent poor, 14 percent fair, nine percent good and zero percent excellent.
While some areas of the Midwest brace for flooding along the Missouri River, southern portions of Kansas and areas in Oklahoma are suffering from extreme drought conditions leaving many to wonder how the 2011 wheat crop will fare. Below are crop conditions for selected states...
Harvest is just beginning in Montana, and wrapping up in places like the Panhandle of Nebraska and Colorado. Wheat remains rated in the good to fair category across the board. Colorado – Winter wheat is estimated at 99-percent complete; this year’s crop was rated mostly good...