Most of the rest appear to be ready. Several fields in the Heartwell area sustained some hail damage. These fields should be monitored closely for volunteer wheat. To minimize the occurrence of wheat streak mosaic virus, volunteer wheat should be destroyed prior to wheat planting in September. Alfalfa - Some producers have completed second cutting on their dryland fields.
Grasshoppers continue to be common.
Sorghum - The plants are in the 5 to 6 leaf stages. No insect pests were found. Pasture - Winter annual grasses continue to dry down in the pastures but rainfall in the last couple of weeks has slowed down the trend toward dormancy.