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Answers about wheat
Wheat ranks third (behind corn and soybeans) among U.S. field crops in planted acreage, production, and gross farm receipts. In 2023/24, U.S. farmers are estimated to have produced a total of 1.81 billion bushels of winter, spring, and durum wheat from a harvested area of 37.3 million acres
Planting Early Wheat
October 17, 2023
2023 was a challenging year for wheat production across the Southern Great Plains, but with the promise of a changing weather pattern, producers are hopeful for at least an average year for wheat yields.
Meteorologist Matt Makens has an optimistic outlook for precipitation across the wheat-growing areas of the United States and is even watching snow possibilities as we near November.
Then, We talk with Kansas State University's Dr. Romulo Lolotto about the recent moisture and what it means for the wheat crop going into the soil across Kansas.
Finally, Oklahoma State University's Dr. Brian Arnall explains why late-September planted wheat has the chance to thrive even without rain since the seeds when into the ground across parts of Oklahoma.