Jun 16, 2020

Wheat harvest begins in Kansas

Posted Jun 16, 2020 10:57 AM

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — The Kansas wheat harvest in Kansas now underway in the state’s southern counties with progress about average for this time of year.

The U.S. Agriculture Department’s National Agricultural Statistics Service reported Monday that 9% of the wheat in Kansas has now been cut. That is ahead of a year ago and near the average. About 32% of the crop is now mature.