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High Plains wheat crop takes a hit
May 2, 2017, 09:53 AM
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The old adage that wheat has nine lives may be severely tested in coming days and weeks.
Anywhere from six to 20 inches of snow fell over the weekend on rapidly developing winter wheat in parts of Kansas, Colorado, Oklahoma and Nebraska. Romulo Lollato is an Extension wheat specialist at Kansas State University.
“We’re hearing from many producers who are seeing that the stands of their fields are actually broken because of the mechanical damage of the snowfall,”Lollato says.
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