Results from this year's Kansas wheat harvest are in, and preliminary data shows that test weights and protein content are down from last year.
K-State Research and Extension Crop Agent James Coover says that wheat struggled in southern and eastern Kansas and that may have pulled down the statewide average.
Coover says frequent rains in June delayed the harvest and that caused most of the damage.
Across the state, this year's average test weight was 59.9 pounds per bushel, down from 60.7 pounds last year which was also the 10-year average.
Protein content averaged 12.0%, down 0.4% from last year, but up 0.1% from the 10-year average of 11.9%
