The latest snapshot of the Kansas winter wheat harvest says while farmers are waiting for fields to dry in south-central Kansas, harvest activity is moving slowly.
The industry trade group Kansas Wheat reported Thursday that the Mid Kansas Co-op in Galva began taking in wheat Wednesday night. Test weights have been averaging about 60 lbs., but it's too early to estimate yields or make comparisons to last year's crop.
At the Valley Co-op in Winfield, manager Rick Kimbrel reported that although harvest began last week, rain slowed harvest until Wednesday. With just 1 percent in, early test weights are averaging 60 lbs. One field was getting about 50 bushels an acre.
The Andale Farmers Co-op had taken in about 10 loads of wheat as of Thursday.