Heavy rainfall impacting wheat harvest

  • Trucks and crews sitting idle, unable to harvest wheat due to extended periods of rain. Don Thompson/The Knox County News-Courier
    Trucks and crews sitting idle, unable to harvest wheat due to extended periods of rain. Don Thompson/The Knox County News-Courier
  • Overlooking the Brazos River flowing bank to bank.
    Overlooking the Brazos River flowing bank to bank.
    KNOX COUNTY – In May 2021, heavy rainfall resulted in continuing delays to harvest the wheat crop. Rainfall of 7.23 inches was received in May in 2021.Including rain received the first week in June 2021, that took precipitation totals up to 8.62 inches. May of 2022 was a reversal of 2021, with the headline in early June of “May weather hot and dry.”Only 2.93 inches of rain was r...

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