WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — Rain moved across Kansas on Tuesday, and more is expected in the coming days.
This week’s moisture is a welcome relief for farmers who went through a hot, dry July and August and now are getting ready to plant winter wheat. It could be the boost needed before wheat seeds go in the ground.
Martin Kerschen, a Garden Plain-based wheat farmer, said months passed between the last rain on his acreage in early July to the three-quarters of an inch he got last weekend.
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Tuesday’s rain met his optimistic outlook that further moisture would come through. He said a timely rain is the best rain, even with a bit less…