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Released: April 06, 2001 Sidebar
Click here to see main feature MANHATTAN, Kan. – The condition of the winter wheat crop as of the first week of April in leading producer Kansas was the third worst in 16 years, according to an index developed by Kansas State University economist Bill Tierney. On a scale of 200 to 500, with 200 meaning "poor" and 500 meaning "excellent", the index scored Kansas wheat as of the first week in April at 308. The low rating was linked to dry conditions last fall through much of the state which impeded seed germination and early plant growth and led to a lack of tillering before the crop went dormant. -30- K-State Research and Extension is a short name for the Kansas State University Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, a program designed to generate and distribute useful knowledge for the well-being of Kansans. Supported by county, state, federal and private funds, the program has county Extension offices, experiment fields, area Extension offices and regional research centers statewide. Its headquarters is on the K-State campus, Manhattan. Story by: Bill Tierney is at wtierney@agecon.ksu.edu |