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Minnesota grows record spring wheat crop
Nov 2, 2017, 17:43 PM
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Minnesota farmers grew a record wheat crop this year.
In its small grains summary, the USDA National Ag Statistics Service pegs the statewide yield average for spring wheat at 67 bushels per acre.
That’s seven percent higher than the previous record set in 2015.
University of Minnesota Extension small grains specialist Jochum Wiersma credits improved genetics and beneficial weather at grain fill.
“The signature really was from cooler nights and lower dew points happening between mid-June to mid-July.
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