Three-quarters of autumn wheat area in United States is in severe drought

The US National Wheat Growers Association said 75% of the area sown to cereals in the fall was subject to severe to extremely drought, the online edition of Brownfield reported. David Shem, an agricultural adviser to Kansas Senator Roger Marshall and a wheat producer in the Sharon Springs area, said parts of the state had not rained 3 inches a year. "I took my wand, which I use to measure the rows and count, and stuck it in a crack 3 centimeters wide. You can see such cracks throughout the levels. My measure fell - I did not drive it, but fell - 45 centimeters down to the ground, "said Shem. He is adamant that the condition of crops can worsen if nature does not bring relief soon. "It's very dry. We simply do not have any moisture on the surface, and the subsoil quickly disappears, and this is extremely crucial, as our wheat is in the eruption stage. I already notice how some of the lower leaves are starting to atrophy or dry out, and this is happening because the plants are using ...