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Wheat Harvest Winding Down in Southwest Oklahoma- In High Gear in Other Parts of the Wheat Belt
Wed, 24 Jun 2015 17:47:47 CDT
Wheat farmers, custom crews and everyone associated with the 2015 Oklahoma wheat harvest have put in long hours this week- and that has resulted in significant progress being made in getting the wheat crop out of the field and into the bin. The Executive Director of the Oklahoma Wheat Commission, Mike Schulte, has put together his latest wheat harvest report- here it is:
"Wheat harvest continues to move forward with harvest completed in most parts of Southwest Oklahoma. Other parts of South Central Oklahoma have also rogressed with approximately 90% of the crop harvested around the Sentinel and Rocky areas. Areas around Watonga, Omega, Greenfield and West of Thomas are 80 to 85% complete based on locations. Around the Okarche, Kingfisher and Cashion areas harvest is starting to wind down with over 98% of the wheat harvested.
"In Northwest Oklahoma, custom cutters and producers made large gains over the last several days. It is reported around the Helena and Goltry areas that approximately 75-85% of the crop is harvested. In Burlington, approximately 75-85% of the crop is harvested. Wheat harvest is also moving along around the Ponca City and Blackwell areas being considered 65% complete. Producers are still fighting mud in the North Central and Northern regions of the state in the lower lying areas. In some instances, producers and custom harvesters are cutting fields in certain places and then leaving areas so they can continue to dry-out. The predicted rains for Friday have many producers hoping to get the lower areas cut out before then.
"In the Panhandle Regions, combines started rolling in the dryland wheat over the weekend with good prospects on the irrigated wheat, which is still not fully ripe for harvesting in most places. On the dryland wheat being harvested, we have started seeing better test weights in the Panhandle. Protein is still running high in this region with some tests indicating 13.3% and higher. We have reports of one field of irrigated wheat being cut with a test weight of 64 lbs. per bushel. Test weights from the Panhandle are reported from 52 lbs. to 64 lbs. per bushel with an average coming in at 59.9 lbs. per bushel.
"Test weights throughout the state are averaging 57 lbs. to 59 lbs. per bushel. Yields have been ranging all over the board from 20 bushels per acre to as high as 50 bushels per acre. On average, for the state in Northern Oklahoma, we have heard a lot of yields reported to be making in the mid 30's or a little higher. Test weights around the Helena and Goltry areas have been higher with some still hitting above 60 lbs. per bushel. Test weights around the Tonkawa, Blackwell and Ponca City areas have been coming in lower, with smaller kernel size on the wheat because of the heavy rains in that region. Proteins throughout the state have been reported to be ranging from 10% to 13% with an average estimated slightly above 12% for most regions. Minimal sprout damage has been reported in the South Central and Central parts of Oklahoma, with little sprout damage being reported in the Northern regions of the state. In some parts of North Central and Northwest Oklahoma, test weights are lower with decent yields still making in the mid 40's."
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