On the Plains, record-setting warmth has replaced last week’s frigid conditions, eliminating winter wheat’s protective snow cover. Later Tuesday, high temperatures should reach 70°F or higher as far north as southern South Dakota—and will approach 85°F in west-central Texas. In southern production areas, warmth is coaxing winter wheat out of dormancy, meaning that a boost […]
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