June 24, 2025
The National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) estimates wheat harvest in Texas is 70% complete. In the Rolling Plains region, producers estimate harvest to be 75% complete with test weight averaging 59 lb/bu.
Harvest across the Panhandle is stalled due to recent storms. Precipitation ranged from 0.13 inches to as high as 3.5 inches in some areas. There is more rain in the forecast later this week.
June 25, 2025
According to the Texas Crop and Weather Report released June 24, 2025:
South Plains: Mild temperatures gave way to heat and high winds, drying out soil. Silage cutting neared completion. Wheat harvest produced good yields.
Panhandle: Dryland wheat showed more disease pressure than irrigated fields.
North: Winter wheat was in fair condition. Some wheat fields showed minor sprout damage and rutting from equipment. Yields ranged from 40 – 65 bu/a, varying by location.
West Central: Wheat harvest was nearly complete.
June 26, 2025
Producers in the Blacklands region have resumed harvest as their fields dry out from the high levels of precipitation in previous weeks. They are reporting test weights ranging from 50-60 lb/bu. As a result of the rain, there are a few isolated reports of sprout in this region.
Combines in many fields across the Panhandle are still stalled due to recent storms. Precipitation totals range from 0.2 to 3.5 inches. The forecast shows that some areas in this region may receive an additional 0.5 inches of rain or more as the week continues.
June 27, 2025
According to a producer outside of Vernon, TX, combines have left the field and the 2025 wheat harvest has come to a close in this area. They report an average dryland yield of 32 bu/a and test weights in the low 60s.
Producers in the Panhandle and High Plains region are waiting on fields to dry to continue their harvest. A producer in Swisher County reports receiving anywhere from 0.36 – 0.60 inches of rain over the past few days. They estimate that wheat harvest in Swisher County is approximately 10% complete, with some producers reporting dryland yields of 60 bu/a.
