Wheat being imported from Eastern Europe for use in Kansas
6/5/2023 12:59:35 PM
CATEGORIES:
Agriculture
Business & Industry
Society & Public Health
AFFECTED AREAS:
Kansas
Oklahoma
Start Date: 6/5/2023
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Kansas wheat farmers were expected to harvest the smallest wheat crop since 1957 as drought hindered germination and growth of the crop. Kansas flour mills were anticipated to buy wheat from Eastern Europe for the first time. In some parts of the state, farmers do not see the crop as being worthy of harvesting, so they are spraying it with herbicide to kill it and collect insurance. One farmer noted that depression was evident among farmers with the ongoing drought and having to destroy the crop.
KCUR-FM 89.3 (Kansas City, Mo.), June 5, 2023
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