Serving Lincoln County for more than a century!
Serving Lincoln County for more than a century!
An unidentified employee at the Ritzville Warehouse Ruff elevator assists as a grain truck unloads.
As of press time, harvest in the Odessa area is nearly complete, with both Ritzville Warehouse/The Odessa Trading Company and Odessa Union Warehouse reporting that they are 70 - 80 percent complete.
"It's been moving right along," said Mark Cronrath of The Odessa Trading Company. He added that although yields have been "all over the place," the grain has been of good quality, with good weight and protein levels.
A dry winter, late spring frosts and a hot spell that hit prior to the spring rains have led to yields ranging from the high teens in some areas up to the mid-60s in others. Irrigated...
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