Kansas harvest is still underway as Kansas Ag Statistics reports that 79 percent of Kansas wheat is harvested. Some green fields remain, as do a few more in which the ground is too muddy., according to the Kansas Wheat Harvest Report.
    Surprisingly, harvest is still underway in Sumner County as farmers wait for fields to dry up.
    Doris Lawrence with Farmers Coop Grain Association, Wellington, reports that some farmers are still dealing with mudholes as they struggle to harvest wheat from their last few fields.Pace at the elevator is still running about half of a normal, full-swing harvest, but they are definitely having a better harvest than 2007.
    Larry Glenn reports that Frontier Ag Inc, Quinter, pretty well finished up with harvest over the holiday weekend. They are probably 80-85 percent harvested with test weights averaging 60.5 pounds with some protein. Yields range from total losses from tornadoes and hail up to 60 bushels per acre.
    Ted Schultz with Team Marketing Alliance reports that company-wide they are 90% done. A few of their locations north of I-70, including Talmage, Longford, and Bennington, are still harvesting. In this central portion of Kansas, yields range from 40 to 70 bushels per acre with test weights averaging about 60 pounds per bushel and protein levels in the low 11’s.
    In the Phillipsburg area there are a few farmers done with harvest but most are about half complete. Melody Hanchett, with Rangeland Coop Inc, expects they will be harvesting through the rest of week. The wheat coming in is dry with test weights over 60 pounds. The harvest is good overall with just a few fields that have lodged from the June rains.
    Ken Ketter, manager for the Kanorado Coop Association, Kanorado reports that a rain on Sunday has delayed cutting in the northwestern part of Kansas. They are about half finished and the quality of the wheat is excellent. Drought conditions significantly stressed the crop, which results in low yields, but test weights are averaging more than 62 lbs per bushel.

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