USA: Wheat crop damaged by drought, wind, and cold
Wheat
United States
Published May 24, 2023
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Prolonged drought and erratic temperatures take a toll on the Oklahoma and Texas wheat crop.
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“Mother Nature won,” says North Central Oklahoma Extension Agronomist Josh Bushong, Enid, about the 2022/23 wheat crop. With few exceptions, that sentiment, included in an update by the Oklahoma Grain and Feed Association, sums up conditions across the Southwest as producers evaluate crop prospects near harvest. Drought, beginning last fall and persisting through winter and into spring across much of the region, kept wheat under stress. In addition, freeze damage, temperature inconsistencies, wind, and pests damaged wheat in some locations. Across the region, drought caused the most damage. Amanda De Oliveira Silva, Oklahoma State University Extension small grain specialist, Stillwater, says many Oklahoma fields will be disastered, grazed, or cut for hay. “We are receiving a rain now (May 15) and that will help fill out the grain we have left for harvest,” Silva said. “Cool temperatures will also benefit grain fill. This will be one of the hardest years for Oklahoma wheat farmers. ...
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