Update From The Field On Wheat Harvest 2025: Sharon Springs, Kansas

Varying Results Across The State And Even The Same Field

We are hearing mixed reports from western Kansas wheat growers as combines continue to roll this harvest season.

Marsha Boswell, the Vice President of Communications for the Kansas Wheat Commission, spoke with RFD-TV’s Tammi Arender about this year’s yields, wheat varieties, and harvest progress.

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