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Kansas winter wheat conditions improve slightly

A wet November has brought some improvement to winter wheat fields in Kansas.

Western Kansas farmer Clay Schemm tells Brownfield…

“I had a field that was a very spotty stand. This moisture came through and everything’s popped up out of the ground and it’s looking so much better.”

According to the USDA, 49% of winter wheat is rated good to excellent in Kansas, with 99% of the crop planted and 91% emerged, both close to their respective five-year averages.

Schemm says the added moisture has brought renewed optimism.

“I’m getting a little bit excited about seeing wheat go into winter with good moisture and good snow cover on top. We’ve got enough heat left in the year that we should get a decent fall stand and could possibly be looking at a wheat crop that has a good start to it,” he says.

The USDA says sorghum is 93% harvested, slightly ahead of the five-year average. Cotton is 67% harvested, well ahead of the five-year average of 56%.