As of June 2, 2022, in the Texas Panhandle (Moore and Sherman counties), wheat are ripening now (Feekes 11). The varieties of the wheat evaluated in farmer’s fields are unknown. General observation is that wheat heads have started to mature and several heads in some of several of the fields evaluated had FHB infections. Like most of the Panhandle area of the state temperatures have been high with conditions remaining dry and hot. About eighty-five percent of the fields evaluated were irrigated.

As of June 6, 2022, in the Texas Panhandle (Potter county), wheat are ripening now (Feekes 11). Wheat variety evaluated are include TAM 114. General observation is that wheat heads have started to mature and a few instances of FHB infection have been identified in the evaluated field. Temperatures in this area of Texas has been high over the past week and currently in the triple digits with little rain. Essentially, conditions have remained dry and hot with occasional high winds.

As of June 6, 2022, in the Texas Panhandle (Dallam and Hartley counties), wheat are ripening now (Feekes 10.5-11). The varieties of the wheat evaluated in farmer’s fields are unknown. General observation is that wheat heads have started to mature and a few number of heads in a few number of the fields (about 30%) evaluated had FHB infections. Again, like most of the Panhandle area of the state temperatures have been high with conditions remaining dry and hot. About eighty-five percent of the fields evaluated were irrigated.

--Ken Obasa, Assistant Professor & Extension Specialist, Texas A&M University