Wheat harvest may come early this year

DAVENPORT – Wheat harvest may start as early as next week in the Davenport and Reardan area, which would be seven to 10 days earlier than normal.

Though this is not certain until farmers officially begin to harvest, HighLine Grain Growers manager Beau Duff and his company expect an early start to the season.

“It seems like harvest is 7-10 days early,” Duff said. “But we don’t know for sure until farmers actually start to harvest.”

Typically, harvest in the Davenport area starts around the end of July into the beginning of August, while farmers in the Reardan area start wheat harvest shortly af...