Winter wheat planting reaches 96% in Central Kansas district that includes Saline County
Farmers in the Central Kansas crop reporting district, which includes Saline County, had planted 96% of their winter wheat as of Nov. 8. That is ahead of the statewide figure of 92% and up from 90% in the district a week earlier. In the Central district, 74% of the wheat had emerged, compared with 78% statewide, and corn harvest was 99% complete, ahead of the statewide pace of 88%.
