Extreme temperature swings, disease lead to troublesome Kansas wheat outlook

By: Anna Kaminski

Outlets: Kansas Reflector

Published: May 14, 2026

Words: 429

Last Updated: 2 months ago

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TOPEKA — Favorable fall conditions for wheat planting gave way to a warmer-than-usual winter and spring cold snaps, placing Kansas wheat crop in a precarious situation.

Kansas State University experts also warned in a recent memo of disease emerging in wheat fields in nine Kansas counties.

The wheat crop in Kansas is three weeks ahead of a normal schedule, according to Romulo Lollato, a K-State Extension professor of agronomy. He specializes in wheat and forages …

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