In Oklahoma, winter wheat is used for three different crops: wheat for grain only, wheat for forage only, and dual-purpose wheat for grazing and grain. Producers interested in grazing winter wheat for dual-purpose or forage only will be thinking about planting wheat by late August and into early September. Much of the state has better soil moisture and soil temperature conditions for early-planted winter wheat than in recent years. The exception is a few counties along the Red River in the south-central part of the state which have received relatively little rain this summer.
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