Western Kansas wheat crops are failing just when the world needs them most
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Re: Western Kansas wheat crops are failing just when the world needs them most
#2Artfully arranged photos. Look at the rest of the field, in the background: they got a crop out of most of that.
"estimates that more than one of every ten wheat fields in Kansas will be abandoned," ... that could be one producer letting fields go fallow? wouldn't they put in plowdown soybean as a green manure once the wheat was declared "failed"? Or is there some insurance term that would prevent that?
Re: Western Kansas wheat crops are failing just when the world needs them most
#3Artfully arranged photos. Look at the rest of the field, in the background: they got a crop out of most of that. "estimates that more than one of every ten wheat fields in Kansas will be abandoned," ... that could be one producer letting fields go fallow? wouldn't they put in plowdown soybean as a green manure once the wheat was declared "failed"? Or is there some insurance term that would prevent that?
are you saying that this news is disinformation?
Re: Western Kansas wheat crops are failing just when the world needs them most
#4Artfully arranged photos. Look at the rest of the field, in the background: they got a crop out of most of that. "estimates that more than one of every ten wheat fields in Kansas will be abandoned," ... that could be one producer letting fields go fallow? wouldn't they put in plowdown soybean as a green manure once the wheat was declared "failed"? Or is there some insurance term that would prevent that?
are you saying that this news is disinformation?
No moreso than any other press release. "Slanted" might be a better term.
Re: Western Kansas wheat crops are failing just when the world needs them most
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#6Artfully arranged photos. Look at the rest of the field, in the background: they got a crop out of most of that. "estimates that more than one of every ten wheat fields in Kansas will be abandoned," ... that could be one producer letting fields go fallow? wouldn't they put in plowdown soybean as a green manure once the wheat was declared "failed"? Or is there some insurance term that would prevent that?
Just because you produce a crop doesn't mean it's economical to harvest it. Farmers must produce sufficient yield to cover the cost of harvesting (fuel, manpower, equipment cost, etc) or they will just leave the failed crop to decompose.
Re: Western Kansas wheat crops are failing just when the world needs them most
#7Y'all realize its a desert out there, don't you? I used to live out there. Not Lane County, but its neighbor, Scott County. Google "Great American Desert". Its dry. Its hot. The wind blows to the point that 30 MPH is considered a "breeze". Nothing grows without irrigation. The Ogallala Aquifer is being emptied, just like Lake Mead and every other source of water.
Re: Western Kansas wheat crops are failing just when the world needs them most
#8Y'all realize its a desert out there, don't you? I used to live out there. Not Lane County, but its neighbor, Scott County. Google "Great American Desert". Its dry. Its hot. The wind blows to the point that 30 MPH is considered a "breeze". Nothing grows without irrigation. The Ogallala Aquifer is being emptied, just like Lake Mead and every other source of water.
The article says: "Most of the wheat stands in western Kansas are dryland, meaning they’re not irrigated"
Re: Western Kansas wheat crops are failing just when the world needs them most
#9Agrivoltaics could save both the wheat and the farms.
The wheat, because partial sun reduces evaporation and heat stress; and the farm, because they provide a revenue stream year-round.
A good configuration for wheat is bifacial panels erected as simple fence-rows running N-S, catching morning and afternoon sun, widely enough separated for equipment to fit between.
It is said that wheat, like many grains and unlike most vegetables, yields a bit less with less sun. While strictly true under ideal circumstances, circumstances are rarely ideal. When they are, you can afford a dip. When not, you likely don't get one.
Re: Western Kansas wheat crops are failing just when the world needs them most
#10Earlier quoted context omitted.
No moreso than any other press release. "Slanted" might be a better term.
Based on your interpretation of some pictures? Or do you have actual data or facts to back up what you’re claiming?
What specifically are they claiming and what data or facts would you wish to receive to back up that claim? To me it just looks like they're stating their opinion.