This year’s weather has delayed harvest and left many wheat growers with fields of low test weight and sprouted grain. That damage causes large discounts at the elevator because the grain does not meet standards for milling or export. Wheat that does not meet market specs still have value as livestock feed either as part of supplements for grazing cattle or in mixed diets to growing and finishing cattle.
Make most of damaged wheat
A wheat field in western Kansas has a thin stand that's also shorter than normal. Impacts of drought stress and late freeze damage are noted. Damaged wheat may still be valuable as livestock feed.
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