Kansas farmers selling cattle, watching thirsty wheat suffer
1/10/2023 10:42:56 PM
CATEGORIES:
Agriculture
Plants & Wildlife
AFFECTED AREAS:
Kansas
Hodgeman County, KS
Start Date: 1/10/2023
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The drought in Kansas was bad and getting worse, according to farmers who were selling cattle. One farmer is trying to keep his fields moist by low tilling and planting cover crops. He noted that he double-cropped soybeans, but the plants grew four to six inches tall and died for lack of moisture.
The wheat in Hodgeman County was not looking very good, according to the county extension agent. A Northwest Research Extension Center Multi-County agronomist stated that they were getting to the point where farmers were not harvesting crops because there was nothing to harvest. If rain does not fall soon, spring crops will be affected.
KSN.com (Wichita, Kan.), Jan 10, 2022
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