A sea of golden wheat is harvested by Jay Voisin in his field several miles northeast of Holyoke along Highway 23 on Thursday afternoon, July 8. It was a hot day with temps around 100 F just before a small hail storm moved through Holyoke later in the afternoon. — The Holyoke Enterprise | Johnson Publications
Area wheat harvest an improvement from last year
With the majority of wheat harvest already completed, 2021 is looking like an average crop — a welcome improvement to 2020’s less-than-ideal harvest.
Evan Fust, general manager at CHS Grainland, said the cooperative took in its first load July 1 and was about two-thirds of the way done as of Monday, July 12. He expected producers would be finishing up by the end of this week as long as the weather stays dry.
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