Rain rescues wheat crops in Kansas
Wet weather in April revived crop prospects across Kansas – the biggest wheat producer in the United States. |||
Chicago – David Schemm isn’t complaining that a deluge last month made soils too wet to plant corn because his 4 500 acres of wheat in west-central Kansas will probably be the best crop in four years.“There were cracks in the soil and plants were starting to turn yellow because of the dry weather during the winter,” said Schemm, 44, who farms near Sharon Springs. “Survival of my crop was down to hours, not days.”Rains in April …read more
Source: Independent Online
