Crop looking good this summer

POMEROY–This year’s harvest started with a tie for the first farmer bringing in wheat between Klaveano’s and Brian Scoggin, and the wheat is lookin’ good.

Wheat has been measuring at 62 pounds test weight, falling numbers are really good with low protiens. It looks to been the same in the lower county–Central Ferry/Dodge area with a 20/20, according Derek Teal, Garfield County Grain Growers Manager. Wheat further east will match it or fall below the mark, he believes.

Prices are good and for the most part will cover cost of putting in the fall crop, since fertilizer was less expensive. However, this is not so with spring crops or if prices plummet later on. The outlook for this fall’s planting season is going to be similar to spring expenditures.

The market is not moving as well as it should and China purchased commodities from France because the U. S. is not price competitive.

Farmers are experiencing a shortage of harvest help in general, but Pomeroy farming operations are good for now until college begins, Teal indicated.

“Even though most farming operations got harvest underway three weeks behind normal, all in all, it looks good this year with high yields and good structure,” he said.