Big Portion of Winter Wheat Crop in Areas of Drought

Big Portion of Winter Wheat Crop in Areas of Drought

When it comes this fall planting of winter wheat, I have heard informally that many area farmers have decided to dust in their winter wheat crop with hopes of future moisture. Drought is causing concerns for portions of the winter wheat crop across the country, USDA Brad Rippey says that nearly a quarter of the winter wheat growing regions are in drought.
Rippey: “Much of that in the West, but more recently we’ve seen the Delta area the soft winter red wheat area in the Mississippi Delta westward through parts of the southeastern plains in drought. Many areas of the plains and the northwest will need to get moisture during the next few weeks to ensure proper establishment of the 2016 wheat crop.”
As of this week across the nation — 31 percent of the crop had been planted and 7 percent emerged.
In Idaho last week, 35 percent of the winter wheat crop was planted and 9 percent has emerged. That compares to the five year average of 40 percent planted and 6 percent emergence.
In Washington 59 percent of the winter wheat crop was planted and 37 percent emerged. That compares to 69 for the five year average for planting and 44 percent emerged.
In Oregon, 21 percent of the crop has been planted compared to the five year average of 23 percent. Two percent of the crop has emerged compared to the five year average of 4 percent.
In Colorado, 57 percent of the winter wheat was planted and 23 percent had emerged compared to the five year average of 65 percent planted and 31 percent emerged.
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