Temperatures Wreak Havoc on Wheat Crop

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Published June 10, 2012 at 11:12 AM EDT

The wheat harvest began as much as two weeks early this year in southcentral Kentucky because of early warm temperatures. But those warm temperatures, and then a brief cold snap, have wreaked havoc on the crop’s yield, which some farmers say has been cut nearly in half.

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