Oklahoma Wheat Harvest Now 83% Done- Corn And Soybean Ratings Sliding In The Eastern Cornbelt

The 2015 Oklahoma Hard Red Winter Wheat harvest moves closer to a conclusion- but the 83% harvested number released on Monday afternoon by USDA is behind the 87% percent complete one year ago and the five year average of 89%. It did show that one fourth of the total expected acreage was harvested this past week- as the state jumped from 58% complete a week ago to 83% today. The 2015 Winter Canola Crop Harvest is called by USDA at 89%- a smaller number than was indicated by the Executive Director Ron Sholar of the Great Plains Canola Association in an interview that Farm Director Ron Hays did with him this past Friday. 

 

 

 

 

Meanwhile in Kansas, it was truly harvest jumping into road gear with forty percent of the expected crop was harvested over the last week. Harvest progress in Kansas jumped from 8% a week ago to 48% this week. The 48% was ten percentage points ahead of the pace set in 2014, but twelve points behind the 60% completion that is the five year average. 

 

The Texas Wheat harvest was at a slower pace with another 6% of the crop was harvested over this past week- with the total harvested number in Texas now at 70% done. That is compared to the five year average of 78% and the 2014 number as of the end of June at 76%.

Video: Dicamba Returns for Georgia Farmers: What the New EPA Ruling Means for Cotton Growers

After being unavailable in 2024 due to registration issues, dicamba products are returning for Georgia farmers this growing season — but under strict new conditions.

In this report from Tifton, Extension Weed Specialist Stanley Culpepper explains the updated EPA ruling, including new application limits, mandatory training requirements, and the need for a restricted use pesticide license. Among the key changes: a cap of two ½-pound applications per year and the required use of an approved volatility reduction agent with every application.

For Georgia cotton producers, the ruling is significant. According to Taylor Sills with the Georgia Cotton Commission, the vast majority of cotton planted in the state carries the dicamba-tolerant trait — meaning farmers had been paying for technology they couldn’t use.

While environmental groups have expressed concerns over spray drift, Georgia growers have reduced off-target pesticide movement by more than 91% over the past decade. Still, this two-year registration period will come with increased scrutiny, making stewardship and compliance more important than ever.