TOPEKA – Kansas producers experienced another week of windy conditions and unseasonably warm temperatures that saw several new record high temperatures.

The warm weather has helped the wheat crop grow quickly after emerging from dormancy.

According to Kansas Agricultural Statistics, twelve percent of crop has jointed across Kansas, ahead of 4-percent last year and the 5-year average of 6-percent. About a quarter of the acreage in the south central and southeast Kansas has jointed.

The condition of the crop was rated as 3-percent very poor, 8-percent poor, 35-percent fair, 46- percent good, and 8-percent excellent.

Five percent of the wheat has experienced light damage due to winterkill with an additional 1-percent suffering moderate damage.

Wind damage improved from the previous week’s rating to 11-percent light, 4-percent moderate, and 1-percent severe damage while freeze damage was only 3-percent light.

Insect and disease infestations are both very limited at this time with only 7-percent of the acreage having light damage for either, comparable to last year.