Win With Wheat: Farmers get a fresh start in fields this fall

摘要

Winter wheat is more important to Frank Brittingham this year than ever before. Like many other southwest Indiana farmers, Brittingham watched his corn and soybean crops burn up in the summer heat. This fall, he hopes for better weather and a fresh start with his 500-acre wheat crop. "I'll no-till the wheat in early October," says Brittingham, who farms near Francisco, Ind. "It should be easy planting as there won't be much residue from cornstalks." In the process, Brittingham hopes to take advantage of the high levels of nutrients he believes the stressed corn and soybean crops were unable to use and left behind.