Weedy Wheat

Weeds in Wheat Leave Tough Decisions for Kansas Farmers

Emily Unglesbee
By  Emily Unglesbee , DTN Staff Reporter
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Weeds have overtaken parts of Max Engler's wheat fields in southwestern Kansas this year, forcing the Deerfield, Kan., farmer to make some last-minute decisions about whether to spray and harvest those fields. (Photo courtesy Max Engler)
Weeds have overtaken parts of Max Engler's wheat fields in southwestern Kansas this year, forcing the Deerfield, Kan., farmer to make some last-minute decisions about whether to spray and harvest those fields. (Photo courtesy Max Engler)
With more than half of the winter wheat harvest still ahead, heavy June rains in Kansas have produced a late-season flush of weeds and left farmers with tough decisions over whether or not to spray herbicides so close to harvest.

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