Posted by Brendon-KS on October 29, 2018 at 03:36:08 from (63.245.145.35):
In Reply to: Wheat acres? posted by spook on October 28, 2018 at 22:58:52:
My 80-year old FIL will say that on average his best income has been from wheat over his lifetime of farming. Of course being in the middle of Kansas makes for ideal conditions for winter wheat but other factors apply. Seed cost is low - save a bushel-and-a-half from last year's harvest for each acre to be sowed, run it into town to be cleaned, and you're good to go. Fertilizer needs are around 70-80 units of N, spray once in the early spring for weed control, and harvest in June. If you average 50 bu/acre here you consider it a good year. It makes for a nice crop rotation too since you can often get soybeans planted right into the stubble after harvest for a double-crop.
Recently growing wheat in Kansas has been challenging. Due to winter and spring drought we only avereged in the mid-30's this summer and this next year's seed is still on the truck due to excessively wet weather. It should have been sowed a month ago. I'm sure our wheat acres in this area will be down significantly this next year because of guys not being able to sow in time.
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