Ellsworth Independent-Reporter

Friday Sep. 3

Annual tailgate party
5:00 PM
North of the Claflin football field
Proceeds from the tailgate party, before the Claflin vs. Quivira Heights game, go to the Claflin After-Prom Party.

Wilson Dragonbackers Tailgate Party
6:00 PM

Saturday Sep. 4

St. Ignatius Catholic Church Fiesta
11:00 AM
Church at Kanopolis
See the Aug. 26 edition of the I-R for Fiesta details.

Tuesday Sep. 7

Ellsworth-Kanopolis-Geneseo School District
7:00 PM
Performing Arts Center at Ellsworth High School
Representative from TMHC Services will present a program on random drug testing. Public invited.

Wheat Report for June 20
Last Updated: June 20, 2010

Hot, dry weather prevailed over much of Kansas throughout Father's Day weekend, allowing farmers all over the state to begin or resume wheat harvest activities. The exception was in a four-county area of north central Kansas, where a swath of vicious thunderstorms spawned hail and tornadic activity, wiping out one of the best wheat crops in nearly four decades.

At the Andale Farmers Coop in Andale, Steve Shaver reports that harvest in the cooperative's Andale and Sedgwick locations is about 50 percent complete, with nearly 280,000 bushels taken in at the Andale cooperative alone. Wheat quality is a pleasant surprise, with protein ranging from 11.5 to 14 percent. Test weights are in the 58-59 pound per bushel range, and yield estimates appear to be average. Overall, the harvest is slightly better than expected by producers, Shaver says.

Near Haven, fields are still muddy after several inches of rain last week, but the difficulty is not taking the shine off what is shaping up to be an above-average harvest early on. The Mid-Kansas Coop Association in Haven is in its third full day of wheat harvest, with early protein samples averaging 12percent and test weights, 60 pounds per bushel. Yields appear to be above average so far.

Custom harvesting crews are just now getting to Greensburg, where the Southern Plains Co-op has taken in 195,000 bushels as of Sunday. With harvest just getting underway, early yield reports are in excess of 55-60 bushels per acre. Test weight average is 60-61 pounds per bushel but no protein tests have been received yet.

Kansas Wheat Commissioner Dean Stoskopf began harvesting Saturday, where widespread rains last week left plenty of mudholes to combine around. Moisture is in the 12% range, test weights average about 62 pounds per bushel. Area farmers are reporting yields of about 50 bushels per acre.

The 2010 Harvest Salute to Producers is brought to you by Kansas Wheat in conjunction with sponsors Kansas City Board of Trade, DeBruce Grain and the Kansas Grain & Feed Association.

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