Kansas corn harvest, winter wheat planting nears halfway mark

Nearly half of the Kansas corn crop has been harvested and winter wheat planting is nearly the halfway mark.

The USDA says 51 percent of the corn crop has been harvested with 33 percent good-to-excellent.

Thirty-seven percent of winter wheat is in, and 14 percent has emerged.

Soybean harvest is almost a 25 percent done and 18 percent is rated good-to-excellent.

Sorghum is 19 percent harvested.

Pasture and range conditions are rated 14 percent good-to-excellent.

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Kansas corn harvest, winter wheat planting nears halfway mark