Wheat tour will take a closer look at drought-stricken crop

Wheat tour will take a closer look at drought-stricken crop

The executive vice president of the Wheat Quality Council said he’s expecting to see a tough wheat crop during next week’s Hard Winter Wheat Tour.

In the last week, USDA said winter wheat conditions in Kansas are rated 68% poor to very poor with 32% of winter wheat headed.

Dave Green said this is some of the worst rankings ever. 

“Obviously the crop is in trouble, particularly in the west and southwest of Kansas into Colorado, Oklahoma and Texas.

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