Low wheat yields in Wallowa County, Oregon
9/18/2021 12:24:54 AM
CATEGORIES:
Agriculture
Plants & Wildlife
AFFECTED AREAS:
Wallowa County, OR
Start Date: 8/25/2021
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The yield of dryland dark northern spring wheat in Wallowa County was about 6 bushels per acre, compared to a normal yield of 60 to 70 bushels. The irrigated wheat was better at 120 bpa, when it ought to be closer to 130 bpa.
Drought left some of the crops unworthy of harvest, like the peas and the timothy grass. A neighbor was not optimistic about harvesting his barley, knowing it was a very poor crop.
Wallowa (Enterprise, Ore.), Aug 25, 2021
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