ICYMI - State Wheat Specialist Dr. Dave Marburger Talks Wheat Crop Conditions In Oklahoma

Feb 01, 2017

By Dr. David Marburger

State Wheat Specialist

State Wheat Specialist Dr. David Marburger, joined Radio Oklahoma Ag Network Farm Director Ron Hays in studio recently to give an update on the current condition of Oklahoma’s wheat crop here in 2017. He says with the recent moisture over the last couple weeks, we should be faring better than we were these last few months.

“I know the crop ratings went down. That’s because we were pretty dry going from the end of November into the beginning of the year,” Marburger said. “But this rain was welcomed and that’s definitely going to help improve some of our condition and it’s going to have enough soil moisture really here to kind of help carry us through the winter.”

According to Dr. Marburger, the wheat crop condition here in the state is rated “good to mostly fair” currently. But, while he expects crop conditions to continue to improve, he says producers will likely finish what they started regardless of the condition come harvest, referring to his impression from his engagement with producers around the state.

“Going into this growing season, producers didn’t know quite what to do, whether or not they were going to be taking their wheat to grain or just go ahead and focus more on grazing,” Marburger said. “Moving forward from here, I’m going to suspect a lot of our producers are going to stick with their plan whether they are dual purpose or maybe have an increase in some of those graze out acres.”

ICYMI - State Wheat Specialist Dr. Dave Marburger Talks Wheat Crop Conditions In Oklahoma

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