Wheat harvest update: storm aftermath edition
Mark Hodges with the Oklahoma Wheat Commission has tracked both the 2008 wheat harvest and the storm damage caused to northern Oklahoma wheat fields this week.
Here is Mark’s report from Friday morning. The photos above and below were shot by Mark in and around Burlington:
Storms once again pounded Oklahoma on Thursday afternoon and evening not only stopping harvest across the state, but also causing damage, but mainly from mainline winds of 80 to 90 miles per hour with rain. It is surprising some wheat is still standing and we are concerned about shattering in varieties like Overley.
Meanwhile, before the storms arrived the Southern one-third of the state is now 70 percent complete with harvest, the Chickasha to El Reno to Okarche area is now estimated to be 55 percent complete with continued outstanding test weights, the Kingfisher area is about 50 percent complete, and the area from Watonga up to Alva is now showing to be 20 percent completed. There has still been very little wheat cut east of a line from Alva to Dacoma to Hennessey.
It still is remains to be seen how much damage last nights storm did to this crop…something we hope to have assessed by Monday.
Jim Stafford
Business News Reporter
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