Wheat Harvet

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Fri., July 30, 2021

Kevin Klein, who farms near Sprague, Washington, demonstrates a brass balance scale used by generations of farmers in his family to estimate the pounds per acre begin harvested in his fields Wednesday, July 28, 2021. The results of the test tells him that this field is in the 40-60 bushels per acres range, meaning a pretty disappointing harvest, though he has more successful varieties in other fields. He blames the poor harvest on weather extremes, both cold and extreme heat, as well as a lack of moisture.

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Kevin Klein, who farms near Sprague, Washington, harvests a field of wheat with his combine along Doerschlag Road East on Wednesday. The results in this field are in the 40 to 60 bushels per acres range, meaning a pretty disappointing harvest, though he has more successful varieties in other fields. He blames the poor harvest on weather extremes, both cold and extreme heat, as well as a lack of moisture.

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Kevin Klein, who farms near Sprague, Washington, harvests a field of wheat Wednesday, July 28, 2021. The results in this field are in the 40-60 bushels per acres range, meaning a pretty disappointing harvest, though he has more successful varieties in other fields. He blames the poor harvest on weather extremes, both cold and extreme heat, as well as a lack of moisture.

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Kevin Klein, who farms near Sprague, Wash., harvests a field of wheat in July with his combine along Doerschlag Road.

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Kevin Klein, who farms near Sprague, Washington, harvests a field of wheat with his combine along Doerschlag Rd E. Wednesday, July 28, 2021. The results in this field are in the 40-60 bushels per acres range, meaning a pretty disappointing harvest, though he has more successful varieties in other fields. He blames the poor harvest on weather extremes, both cold and extreme heat, as well as a lack of moisture.

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Kevin Klein, who farms near Sprague, Washington, pauses for a photo on the ladder of his combine while harvesting a field of wheat Wednesday, July 28, 2021. The results in this field are in the 40-60 bushels per acres range, meaning a pretty disappointing harvest, though he has more successful varieties in other fields. He blames the poor harvest on weather extremes, both cold and extreme heat, as well as a lack of moisture.

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Kevin Klein, who farms near Sprague, Washington, opens up the threshing machinery on his combine after a clogging problem in a field of wheat Wednesday, July 28, 2021. The results in this field are in the 40-60 bushels per acres range, meaning a pretty disappointing harvest, though he has more successful varieties in other fields. He blames the poor harvest on weather extremes, both cold and extreme heat, as well as a lack of moisture.

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Kevin Klein, who farms near Sprague, Washington, guides his late-model John Deere combine through his fields on July 28, 2021.

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Kevin Klein, who farms near Sprague, Washington, unloads his late-model John Deere combine to a grain cart pulled alongside in his field Wednesday, July 28, 2021. He’s finishing up his winter wheat harvest, which was somewhat disappointing in this particular field, which Klein blames on temperature extremes and lack of moisture.

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Kevin Klein holds a head’s worth of wheat kernels. These are healthy kernels, but he has many areas in his fields with smaller kernels. He blames the poor harvest on weather extremes as well as a lack of moisture.

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Kevin Klein, who farms near Sprague, Washington, inspects a healthy head of wheat in his fields Wednesday, July 28, 2021. These are healthy kernels, but he has many areas in his fields with smaller kernels. He blames the poor harvest on weather extremes, both cold and extreme heat, as well as a lack of moisture.

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Wheat is ready to harvest in fields of farmer Wednesday, July 28, 2021. This year’s poor harvest he blames on weather extremes, both cold and extreme heat, as well as a lack of moisture.

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Kevin Klein, who farms near Sprague, Washington, unloads his combine load into a grain cart Wednesday, July 28, 2021. He is mostly through with his winter wheat harvest.

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Kevin Klein, who farms near Sprague, Wash., harvests a field of wheat with his combine along Doerschlag Road E. in July. Wheat yields, crop quality and production in Washington were down to historic levels in 2021 largely due to the extended drought, according to recently released figures from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

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Kevin Klein, who farms near Sprague, Wash., demonstrates a brass balance scale used by generations of farmers in his family to estimate the pounds per acre being harvested in his fields.

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