As wheat harvest in Nebraska comes to a close, it’s almost like there were two different crops, thanks to an abundance of rain in the west and extreme drought in the east.
Extreme drought in the eastern part of Nebraska parched fields and left many wheat fields abandoned or with poor stands.
People are also reading…
Grain is carted out during Nebraska's wheat harvest in Wauneta. Averages yields were roughly 45 bushels per acre in the east and 40-80 in the west.
Trucks wait to haul grain off a wheat field in Wauneta, Neb. A decline in planted acres, paired with the lowest stocks on hand in over a decade has tightened wheat supplies.
Melisa Goss, Assistant Editor for the Tri-State Neighbor, is a South Dakota farm girl whose love of travel has allowed her to see ag’s vital impact around the world, from America’s heartland to the rice paddies of Southeast Asia and many places in between. She makes her home in Hartford with her husband, daughter and miniature schnauzer. You can reach her at mgoss@lee.net.
Melisa Goss
Tri-State Neighbor Correspondent
