Winter wheat not good

Winter wheat not good

David Sparks Ph.D.
David Sparks Ph.D.
How quickly things can change. A year ago, many southern and eastern Idaho farmers who celebrated a heavy winter snowpack followed by a stormy spring as a reprieve from drought were finding many of their fields had been hit with too much of a good thing.But this year for corn and soybean producers, the weather has been just about ideal for harvesting. Speaker2: But what is of foremost concern at this point is what is happening to this winter wheat crop. Speaker1: In some areas, very little is happening. USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey says planting progress has slowed down to a crawl. Latest numbers show only 80% of the crop having been planted. That's 4% below normal, 2% below a year ago. That is clearly reflecting some of the delays related to producers unwilling to plant into dry conditions, Rippey. says much of the wheat that has been planted is not doing well. In short. Speaker2: This is a crop that is troubled just 38% of the crop rated good to excellent, 23% very poor to poor. Not the kind of numbers you want to see as that crop tries to get established.
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