NC State Extension Corn & small grain specialist Dr. Ron Heiniger.
With wheat prices less than ideal, the winter wheat acres going in this fall has been open for debate. NC State Extension corn & small grain specialist Dr. Ron Heiniger says he’s looking for the planted acres to be only slightly less:
“Right now I think we will be in the 650-700,000 acres. We have been close to 1 million in the past.”
Good weather in September, October and early November changed some minds regarding planting winter wheat, and Heiniger says those producers may end up in a profitable situation: