The recent winter wheat crop tour found good things touring through the Kansas hard red winter wheat areas. Calculated yields look higher than anticipated, disease pressure was lower than anticipated, and the three-day tour took place in some of the best spring weather to date. The official tour prediction for total production numbers of HRW acres to be harvested is 382.4 million bushels harvested. That estimate is 14 percent higher than the 334.4 million bushels harvested last year. Kansas Wheat officials put crop development at 10-14 days ahead of normal, but harvest won’t begin for approximately 30-45 days. They say the wheat will still need some additional moisture and cooler temperatures to realize that full yield potential.