In the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service crop progress report ending June 28, 2026, Kansas wheat harvest is listed as 72% complete—ahead of last year’s 48% and the five-year average of 52%. Winter wheat conditions were unchanged from the prior week’s report. A farmer in Sherman County said operations had only just begun because of the weather, with about 10% of his wheat harvest completed, while another farmer in Wilson County reported being finished for about three weeks.
Challenges remain tied to earlier conditions. The Wilson County farmer reported hail damage to about half the wheat and pointed to flooding affecting river-bottom acreage, which disrupted maturity and filling. Jeanne Falk Jones, a K-State Northwest Area Agronomist in Colby, noted that extended wet weather during the season could bring secondary infections such as mold on wheat heads and may affect test weights, and urged producers to contact K-State’s Department of Agronomy at [email protected] with agronomic questions during harvest.
The update was shared by NewsRadio 1150 KSAL.