Some areas of central Kansas are seeing extensive damage to wheat crops from large hail that fell Wednesday, May 26, with slow-moving storms.
As flooded fields begin to dry up, farmers in Ellsworth County spent Thursday assessing the damage from the night before. Strong winds and large hailstones flattened winter wheat fields west of Holyrood. Stems are broken and bent and the heads lay in the mud.
“We’re definitely going to see some yield reduction,” said Ellsworth County farmer Craig Dinkel.
Farmers near Holyrood said this is the second straight year they’re seeing hail damage about one month out from harvest. Thankfully, there’s insurance.
“If their field is bad enough to where it’s not even harvestable, (they’re) possibly looking at planting a different crop, depending on what herbicide they put down,” Dinkel said. Possibly beans or grain or sorghum. But the main thing is contacting their insurance and going from there.”
One farmer who spoke with Eyewitness News Thursday said some areas likely will be 100 percent losses.
Source - https://www.kwch.com