Wheat harvest is right around the corner in Colorado

Winter wheat harvest is right around the corner here in Colorado, but right around the corner is later than in the past.

The recent moisture that the plains of Colorado has seen in the last two months has pushed back the winter wheat harvest. Most farmers can expect to start from the end of June to the first week of July. The green fields turn to gold; you can smell it when the crop ripens. Farmers have welcomed the increased moisture, but it has put many of them behind with planting their spring crops and harvest dates.

One of the biggest things that farmers depend on is the market reports. You can opt-in to receive daily texts about the market reports for your area. Take a look at the current wheat prices for Roggen Farmers Elevator Association.

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Wheat harvest is a magical but stressful time for those who participate. All the big equipment gets cleaned from planting, and headers are pulled out of the shed and checked out to ensure they will run smoothly. It can be stressful, though, battling mother nature and trying to beat a storm or get a field cut before it is affected by disease/pests.

People love to stop and see what is happening, but many safety measures are taken to complete the harvest, such as moving procedures and having driving knowledge when on the road. Farmers sometimes use main roadways to get between fields, which means they will encounter other vehicles, which can be dangerous.

When driving in a rural area, be careful and pay attention to the road ahead, for you might come head to head with a piece of much larger equipment. Farmer and their employees put 100% into safety on the road and in the field, but they can't control everyone around them.