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Day One Report - Updated May 6, 2008
Tour
Explanation | Day One Report | Day Two Report | Final
Estimate News Release
Shelia A. Summers, Vice President of Marketing at the
KCBT, is currently on the Wheat Quality Council's tour of Kansas and will be submitting reports on
the findings of the tour beginning May 5.
Six different areas were toured the first day, resulting in six major
estimates of wheat yields:
After the first day of the tour, Kansas
average yield was estimated at 45.4 bushels per acre. This estimate is 5.4
more bushels per acre than last year's day 1 estimate of 40.0 bushels per
acre.
Overall, crop quality looked good, with most participants commenting on a
lack of disease pressure this year. There were some instances of powdery
mildew, tan spotting, mustard and wheat streak mosaic.
One of the most common comments was the disparately in size between the
fields that were planted the first of October and the ones that were planted
toward the end of October.
Jim Shroyer, an Agronomist with Kansas State University,
told the group that historically, yields are high with a later crop but it
will run the risk of the weather getting hot and dry and half of the tillers
will be gone.
Area 1(Northwest and north central Kansas/southern Nebraska)
Counties: Riley, Cloud, Republic, Thayer, Knox, Webster, Franklin,
Harlan, Nuckolls, Phillips, Norton, Decatur, Sheridan, Thomas
Yield estimates ranged from 15 to 75 bushels with the average
being 42 bushels.
A little tan spot was evident in this area, as was some speckled wheat
blotch and wheat streak mosaic. Of the
fields viewed, the highest yield was in Phillipsburg
at 75 bushels per acre. The biggest
issue brought up in the meeting was that there were a lot of thin stands,
some of which may not develop, according to a farmer on the tour.
Area 2 (Kansas)
Counties: Riley, Clay,
Washington, Republic, Jewell,
Smith, Phillips, Norton, Decatur, Rawlins, Thomas
Yield estimates ranged from 24 to 74 bushels with the average being 47
bushels.
Overall it appeared in this area that two-thirds to three-fourths of the
fields had been planted late in October and the wheat was shorter and
smaller, participants said. Some wheat streak mosaic was seen in Smith County and there was some tan spot in
other areas. It was estimated that
this area was 60 days away from harvest.
Area 3 (Kansas)
Riley, Geary, Dickinson, Saline, Ottawa, Cloud, Mitchell, Osborne, Rooks,
Graham, Sheridan, Thomas
Yield estimates ranged from 20 to 80 bushels with the average being 44
bushels.
The highest yield was seen in Dickinson
County, with the lowest
yield seen in Osborne. The crop was in
the pre-boot to boot stage and was about 40 to 60 days from harvest, it was
estimated. There was some tan spot,
wheat streak mosaic, tansy mustard and powdery mildew. However, it was noted that there was a lack
of disease pressure overall and that the wheat looked pretty good. The crop
looked better in the East and declined toward the West. There was some very light frost damage in Sheridan County. Soil moisture was mostly adequate.
Area 4 (Kansas)
Counties: Riley, Geary, Dickinson, Saline, Ottawa, Lincoln, Russell,
Rooks, Graham, Sheridan and Thomas
Yield estimates ranged from 22 to 76 bushels with the average being 45
bushels.
One group noted a field with powdery mildew, but noted that overall there
was a lack of disease. There was a
report of Hessian Fly damage in one field.
There was some frost damage but it was not expected to damage
yields. It was estimated that harvest
was 50 days out.
Area 5 (Kansas)
Counties: Riley, Geary, Dickinson, Saline, McPherson, Ellsworth, Rice,
Barton, Rush, Ellis, Rooks, Graham, Sheridan, Thomas
Yield estimates ranged from 28 to 94 bushels with the average being 47
bushels.
The highest yield was in Saline
County at 94
bushels. In Hoisington there was a
fair amount of wheat planted on the first of October but a fair amount was not
planted until the end of October and it is about two to three weeks behind. There
was a large amount of unevenness to the fields because of the difference in
planting time. One group said they saw a field in Dickinson County
that was “near perfect” with almost no disease. Some fields in the area had heavy tansy
mustard.
Area 6 (Kansas)
Counties: Riley, Geary, Dickinson, Marion, McPherson, Rice, Barton, Rush,
Ness, Trego, Graham, Sheridan and Thomas
Yield estimates ranged from 26 to 71 bushels with the average being 48
bushels.
There was a small amount of disease in this area with a good amount of
moisture in most areas even though moisture was lacking some in the west. It
was estimated that harvest is 50 days out. One group talked to an elevator in
Marquette and
was told that one to two thousand acres were damaged by hail. There was also
some powdery mildew reported.
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2008 Yield
Average
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2007 Yield
Average
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Purple
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42
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41.4
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Green
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47
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49.3
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Pink
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44
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40.7
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Yellow
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45
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42.7
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Blue
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47
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34.4
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Black
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48
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32.2
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TOTAL DAY ONE
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45.4
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40.0
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