ABERDEEN, SD – Extension educators say wet weather this spring and summer is contributing to lower wheat yields and more risks of disease.
Spink County Extension agronomy educator Mark Rosenburg says this growing season got wet and stayed wet, and those are not the best wheat growing conditions. He says that not only have farmers been dealing with fewer than expected bushels, but diseases such as vomitoxin have been a major concern. One spring wheat field west of Aberdeen was harvesting 20 bushels fewer per acre than expected, and extension educators in other counties were reporting similar conditions. Kacey Holm, of Dickey County, North Dakota, Extension says farmers in that county are pleased with their yields but not the quality.
Spink County Extension agronomy educator Mark Rosenburg says this growing season got wet and stayed wet, and those are not the best wheat growing conditions. He says that not only have farmers been dealing with fewer than expected bushels, but diseases such as vomitoxin have been a major concern. One spring wheat field west of Aberdeen was harvesting 20 bushels fewer per acre than expected, and extension educators in other counties were reporting similar conditions. Kacey Holm, of Dickey County, North Dakota, Extension says farmers in that county are pleased with their yields but not the quality.
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