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Dogman
5th December 2010, 08:29 AM
under investigation!

PENDLETON, Ore. (AP) -- Dying wheat fields in Eastern Oregon are being investigated by agriculture researchers to find out what damaged more than 40,000 acres in Umatilla and Morrow counties.

The East Oregonian reports that Umatilla County growers noticed wheat fields turning yellow and dying early in November.

Sixteen fields northwest of Pendleton were affected.

In Morrow County, officials say more than 30,000 acres of wheat have plants with discolored yellow or purple tips that sometimes dry out.

Oregon Department of Agriculture and Oregon State University researchers say they don't know yet if the problems in the two counties are related.

http://www.columbian.com/news/2010/dec/03/dying-e-oregon-wheat-fields-under-investigation/

If this spreads we are screwed! More so than we already are!

mightymanx
5th December 2010, 10:49 AM
I'll bet a SAE that Monsanto knows the cause.

Book
5th December 2010, 11:06 AM
http://www.aginfo.net/index.cfm/event/report/id/Northwest-Farm-and-Ranch-Report-17789

Good news elsewhere.

:dunno

Neuro
5th December 2010, 01:06 PM
http://www.aginfo.net/index.cfm/event/report/id/Northwest-Farm-and-Ranch-Report-17789

Good news elsewhere.

:dunno
That report was from the 11th of November... Seemed like winter wheat in other regions didn't do very well either...

From the report:

USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey says nationally winter wheat is still not looking good.
Rippey: “Some dryness affecting portions of the central and southern plains, the eastern cornbelt and also some lingering drought in the southeast. Overall just 45% of the crop rated good to excellent, 17% very poor to poor. Last week those numbers were 46% and 16% respectively so just another slight notch down in condition from last week.”
A year ago at this time the crop was rated 63 percent good to excellent and only seven percent very poor to poor.