Farmers are still assessing the total damage from last week’s historic December storms. Kansas Association of Wheat Growers CEO Justin Gilden says they had wind gusts topping 75 miles per hour which created massive dust storms. That damaged the state’s wheat crop, which was already stressed and in poor condition due to the recent warm dry conditions.
He says the question now is whether or not the winter wheat crop can recover and that will leave Kansas wheat farmers with some tough decisions.
Gilden says some Kansas growers may end up abandoning those wheat acres yet this spring.
He says there were also widespread fires which caused damage and loss of property and livestock. In fact, more than 500 irrigation pivots were toppled and will need repair before spring.
