Extreme temperature swings, disease lead to troublesome Kansas wheat outlook

Photo: Kansas wheat – June 16, 2009. Photo credit: K-State Research and Extension via Flickr. CC BY 2.0. Article by Anna Kaminski. Kansas Reflector – May 14, 2026.

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 production and oversees a training program for Ph.D. and master’s degree students. […]

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