Alva Review-Courier -

In the Newsgram reading area of northwest Oklahoma and southwest Kansas, the 2023 harvest of red, hard winter wheat was the worst in about everyone's memory. This serious situation was due to an extreme drought since the summer of 2022, specifically in this area centered for miles around Alva.

Then in May, Mother Nature turned the faucet back on in the area and the weather was rainy and cooler than usual, which helped the crop some. The welcome moisture played havoc with combines getting in the field when needed. Most of the wheat good enough to cut was harvested. However most of the uncut whe...