The rhythm of wheat harvest is a symbolic sight during the summer months. This year, the sounds of harvest are rather quiet in some of the biggest wheat producing areas of the country, as extreme ...

Wheat is a fundamental food source, estimated to make up 20 percent of the world’s calorific intake.

Farmer John Sheppard fears his combine harvester could spark a fire in tinderbox wheat fields.

David and Lisa Schemm repair a combine during the summer wheat harvest in Sharon Springs, Kansas. They’ve been contending with drought, inflation, and price shocks brought on by the Russian invasion ...

Video originally aired July 1, 2026. TOPEKA (KSNT) – The Kansas wheat harvest is 91% complete, ahead of last year’s 78% ...

Post-harvest losses are a significant yet often invisible drain on the global food supply chain. The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations estimates that around 14% of global ...

Day 10 of the Kansas Wheat Harvest Report shows combines making progress across Kansas, though more rain could bring another ...

As I turned the corner to head to Carrico, our local John Deere dealer, on the morning of the crew’s departure, something caught my eye. It was a cool spring morning, and the fog was just rising from ...

USDA report shows harvests farther along than in previous years ...

On the high plains of western Kansas, the horizon is ruler-straight and unobstructed, save for the occasional grain elevator, wind farm, or cell tower jutting into the sky. It’s a topography that ...