Wheat Harvest Late, Mixed

May Rains Blessing and Curse

Emily Unglesbee
By  Emily Unglesbee , DTN Staff Reporter
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As wheat harvest starts in the Plains, growers are finding improved yields but heavy weed, disease and green tiller presence. (DTN photo by Pamela Smith)
As wheat harvest begins in the Plains, farmers are finding better than expected yields, but also heavy weed pressure and disease damage thanks to record-setting rainfall amounts in May.

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