Wheat producers should monitor fields closely for freeze iInjury
date:Apr 12, 2013
field for recropping. It will take several days of warm weather to accurately evaluate the extent of damage, he said.

After several days, producers should split open some stems and check the developing head. If the head is green or light greenish in color and seems firm, it is probably fine. If the head is yellowish and mushy, it may have freeze injury.

Shroyer explained early signs producers might have noticed right away:

Silage smell. If a wheat field is giving off the aroma of silage, it
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