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Dry conditions impacting harvest timeline in southwest Kansas

A lack of rain in southwest Kansas is impacting the harvest timeline for some dryland farmers.

Jim Sipes says grain sorghum harvest will likely start early.

“And that will be highly variable across the area. There’s some folks that may not be able to harvest their crops as it’s just not going to be very good and other folks who have pretty decent grain sorghum,” he says.

He says he was fortunate to receive two timely rains in September.

“Thankfully, that moisture came out at the time that we really should be planting wheat. I think all is going to be in pretty decent shape for most of us out here, as far as getting the wheat crop a good start for the next year,” he says.

Kansas State University Assistant Climatologist Matthew Sittel says the dry weather pattern will continue.

“The outlooks for the next two to three weeks are all saying below normal precipitation is likely across the entirety of Kansas,” he says.

Sipes says he expects most farmers will finish harvest by mid-October.

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