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The 2023 Post Rock Extension District Wheat Plot Tours will be Wednesday, to view more than 25 varieties in each of the wheat plots with two stops according to Sandra L. Wick,, Post Rock District crop production agent. Unfortunately, like all producers, the wheat crop has had many challenging things this year, so it just is looking pretty rough and very thin and short.

The wheat tour day will only have two stops because of the poor wheat stands with limited growth. Many wheat fields have been released through insurance. The first stop will be at 10 a.m. in Smith County with Art Befort as the cooperator. The plot is located on Highway 281, 1 mile south of Lebanon on the east side of highway. A free lunch, will follow the tour, at the Lebanon Community Center.

The day will end with the second stop in the Jewell County starting at 1:30 p.m. with Josh Bohnert as the cooperator. The plot is located on Highway 14 north of Jewell, then west on K Road for 2 1/2 miles, with the plot on the south side of the road.

The tours provide the opportunity to visit one-on-one with KSU agronomists. Variety signs will be up in the plots soon, so check them out prior to the plot tour.