Farmers across Kansas have something to be thankful for: initial reports show that the wheat harvest may be the best in recent years. A much-needed yield and factors such as sunshine, well-timed rains and great growing temperatures have helped farmers put food on your table and theirs. The weather, while almost unbearable to many, lately, has been perfect for this year’s Kansas wheat harvest. Instead of a harvest taking weeks, it’s taking half the time. Shawn Becker is a third-generation farmer from Wellington who is smiling bright this harvest season. “(The weather) is ideal with cutting wheat,” he said. “The ground is dry, your machines have to fight less when you’re not fighting mud. (I’m) day three into it, and a little over halfway done.”
Source: KAKE – News
