Crops seared by heat, drought in south central Kansaas
8/24/2022 10:53:39 AM
CATEGORIES:
Agriculture
Plants & Wildlife
AFFECTED AREAS:
Butler County, KS
Cowley County, KS
Harper County, KS
Harvey County, KS
Kingman County, KS
Reno County, KS
Sedgwick County, KS
Wichita, KS
Sumner County, KS
Start Date: 8/23/2022
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Wichita is experiencing one of the driest summers on record, leaving many fields seared from the heat and lack of rain. Several crops failed, due to drought. Corn has been chopped for silage, and beans were being swathed and baled. Hay and pastures are suffering.
KWCH 12 (Wichita, Kan.), Aug 23, 2022
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