We are finally receiving some moisture across much of western Kansas and the panhandle.  Over the past week most areas have received at least an inch or a little more.  In fields where wheat had not emerged, it will take at least 30 days to see much of the stand fill in.  Conditions from Garden City north are much better and this recent moisture will sustain the crop well into February.  It really makes very little sense to make any decisions on the wheat until we get into early March.  Obviously moisture usage will be very low for the next couple of months and there will be time to decide on the best options for alternate crops later.  Milo seed will likely be in short supply again in 2008 and it might be good to reserve extra supplies for fields where the wheat stand is still not established. 

Pest problems are non existant at this time.  After starting the fall off with low levels of Cherry Aphids in some of the earlier planted wheat fields, aphid numbers have declined rapidly with the colder temperatures.     

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