Fall harvest underway

Kansas farmers are more than halfway through with the fall corn harvest. This year's pace is quicker than years past, although much of the sorghum, soybeans and sunflower fields have yet to be harvested.

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October 5, 2021 - 10:08 AM

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Fall harvest is well underway in Kansas with farmers already bringing in more than half of this year’s corn crop.

The National Agricultural Statistics Service reported Monday that the 51% of the corn crop has been cut, well ahead of the 43% average for this time of year.

Kansas growers have also harvested 19% of their sorghum crop, along with 14% of the soybean and 10% of the sunflower crops, the agency said.

Winter wheat planting is running about average with 42% now planted.

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