Thin wheat in northeast Colorado
7/9/2022 12:42:44 PM
CATEGORIES:
Agriculture
AFFECTED AREAS:
Weld County, CO
Keenesburg, CO
Start Date: 10/1/2021
- End Date: 7/8/2022
Drought, heat and strong winds hurt the wheat crop in northeast Colorado. The winter snowpack was also lacking, leaving the wheat with little moisture through the winter. The wheat was thin and facing weed pressure. The heads were not long, and wheat quality was uncertain.
Dry conditions in the fall of 2021 caused wheat growers to delay planting until November, and some growers did not plant for lack of water.
9News (Denver, Colo.), July 8, 2022
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