An extension educator says planting early is the best strategy for a strong wheat crop heading into winter dormancy.

Michigan State University wheat specialist Dennis Pennington says farmers who wait too long to plant wheat are losing yields.

“If you can get planted in late September or in the very first part of October, you’ll have the maximum yield potential.”

He says research shows growers can lose up to a quarter bushel per day planting after the third week in October.

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