Lack of rain diminishing crop yields in south central Kansas
5/4/2023 1:49:37 AM
CATEGORIES:
Agriculture
Water Supply & Quality
AFFECTED AREAS:
Sedgwick County, KS
Garden Plain, KS
Mount Hope, KS
Start Date: 5/2/2023
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Some rain fell across parts of Kansas at the end of April, but it was not enough to ease the drought. Crops yields continue to decline with the lack of rain. A Garden Plain winter wheat grower usually gets about 75 bushels per acre. A farmer near Mount Hope has run his irrigation system five times so far, which is a record for him. Most years he doesn’t need to use it.
KSN-TV News 3 (Wichita, Kan.), May 2, 2023
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