Timely rains make grain

Amy Hadachek
Jul 31, 2025
Jul 31, 2025

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Rains at the right time made all the difference in the burgeoning wheat crop in Kansas this summer. Nebraska, meanwhile, played some catch up after starting with drought. Moisture that came late in the season as producers were about to lose hope ultimately provided a “decent” harvest.

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Wheat harvest 3.jpg — Wheat is piled in the hopper during harvest near Stratton, Neb.
Photo courtesy Patrick Lorens

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Wheat harvest 1.jpg — Wheat is harvested north of Agenda, Kan.
Photo courtesy Nick Baxa

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Wheat harvest 2.jpg — Keith and Mary Eisenzimmer of Kimberly Farms harvest wheat south of Big Springs, Neb.
Photo courtesy Jadyn Heckenlively

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Wheat harvest 4.jpg — Nebraska farmer Kent Lorens harvests his wheat south of Stratton, Neb.
Photo courtesy Patrick Lorens

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Wheat harvest 5.jpg — Wheat stands in the field just ahead of harvest near Stratton, Neb.
Photo courtesy Patrick Lorens

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Freelance writer Amy Hadachek is a two-time Emmy Award winning meteorologist and a storm chaser who earned her NWA and AMS Broadcast Meteorology Seals of Approval. She and her husband live on a diversified farm in Kansas. Reach her at editorial@midwestmessenger.com.