Tuesday, April 29, 2014

#Wheattour14 Tweets

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  1. Hill City stop of the is hanging on for life as we head to Colby KS tour roundup to compare notes
  2. Tellingly, our final, most western stop of the day in Sheridan Co was the day's worst yield: 25 bpa. Thin stand, short plants.
  3. RT Yields slipping as we move west in KS. 31 bpa field in Dresden.
    1. A lot of the wheat crop is around two weeks behind, but some wheat heading out in Saline County, KS
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    2. better have a you can float across the ground for this
    1. 5 mi n of Sheridan Lake, CO on Hwy 385 in Kiowa County. Estimated yield is 23 bushels per acre.
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  4. 5 miles north of Sheridan Lake, CO on Highway 385 in Kiowa County. Estimated yield is 23 bushels per acre. ...
  5. 20 miles south of Burlington, Co on Highway 385 in Kit Carson County. Estimated yield is 26 bushels per acre.
  6. up on slow and wet weather, rallied on tight supplies, up on crop ratings and lower yields from
    1. 25-30 bushel in Decatur, Rawlins, and Thomas, rain sure would help!
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  7. On field south of Hays looks good, but oil is probably better.
  8. RT : 14 stops with average of 32 BPA. Conditions much worse the closer we moved to Colby. Center of the state best
  9. Just comparing 2013 to
  10. 14 stops with a car average of 32 BPA. Conditions much worse the closer we moved to Colby. Center of the state was the best
  11. Yields slipping as we move west in KS. 31 bpa field in Dresden.
  12. This Trego Co. field could do 30 bu/acre or more if it can fend off drought and hail.
  13. humor: Good profit potential in this field. Hint, not from the wheat. Est 29 bpa
    1. Wheat spotty and yellow in places near Clayton KS, est. yield 36 bpa. Driest soil we've seen yet.
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    2. Finding heads in those stems? 36 best case ,,,whats worst case? 0
    1. 31-40 bushel through Jewell-Norton
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  14. Made it further west. Averaging in the mid 30 bpa now.
    1. The worst field we've seen so far on this first day of . We're 11 stops in and averaging 36.6bu/acre.
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  15. Fun discovery: Around 40 mph, rain starts to hurt. Also found a jointing wheat field in Norton Co KS, est. yield 41 bpa.
    1. 31-40 bushel through Jewell-Norton
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  16. Back to some 30bu wheat west of Hill City
  17. RT : Kansas wheat hit by drought as annual crop tour starts |
  18. RT : is first stop on our route where estimated yield is higher than last year
  19. Looking pretty dry in Graham County in western Kansas.
  20. Pretty good looking wheat on the field where I lived as a baby (used to be a house here).
  21. - Be careful out there - check weather/road cond on your phones. Dust storms all over E Colo W Kansas.
  22. RT : Dust storm now crossing I-70 near WaKeeney, KS. Troopers watching it closely.
  23. seventh stop on brings us to projected 31.7 bu. crop in Rush Co. KS. The drought damage is showing.
  24. there are some good stands in parts of the county. Just need more rain for sustainable growth!
  25. tell them hi in Ellinwood for me
  26. what do you get when you drive a sprinkle covered ford flex into wks dust storm? mud ball
  27. Thin-looking, 9-inch field in Furnas Co NE could yield around 30 bpa.
  28. Found it! Thanks, trying to keep guys coordinated and safe.
  29. Still in the 20 BPA range for our Trego co sample. Pic shows worst area of our test field.
  30. Backtracking a little bit to an earlier photo. Highway 36 two miles northeast of Byers. 30 bu yield estimate. ...
  31. On tiller numbers increasing as head size decreases as we make our way west. It will take timley rains out west to sustain.
  32. Drouth showing up in Ness County. Winter kill/ drought kill evident
  33. Ness Co. First really dry field we have seen. Calculation puts yield around 20 BPA.
  34. One field in Ness county 50/50 on making a crop. Close to blowing today.
  35. Beautiful Harlan co NE field came in at 55 bpa, was also only the second field we've seen jointing.
  36. Harlan co NE field came in at 34.5 bpa. In related news, the Nebraska wind had attempted to steal our road map twice.
  37. Here it is, you guys, the only photo that matters - world's largest ball of twine via
  38. A few spots of freeze damage at a field in Rooks County, but good stands.
  39. Talk with and at 2:30 CT today. Call 855-4-TALK-AG (855-482-5524) Anybody want to call in an update from ?
  40. Mitchell Co field. Freeze damage noticeable.Low tiller count and thin stand.Calculated yld 33 bpa. Seemed high.
    1. As we head West across South Central NE for this becomes reality. No more rain, just wind.
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  41. Good assessment! RT : DTN's Midday report from the HRW wheat tour:

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