What crop is this?

[Bob Peters]

?

 

[WDH]

Without a close-up picture of the crop, possibly winter wheat, forage wheat, or winter triticale.

 

[remy3424]

Brome grass in the foreground, in the background...rye? Could that be establishing grassland for grazing? Where were you?

 

[Bob Peters]

Brome grass in the foreground, in the background...rye? Could that be establishing grassland for grazing? Where were you?

This was in central south dakota. I was hunting a wpa. The green stuff was on the neighboring field. I was guessing winter wheat but I don't know much about these crops.

 

[redcows]

Winter wheat or a cover crop. Too many cover crops to venture a guess.

 

[remy3424]

It looks to be thick. Is ww that leafy? A great stand whatever it is...bet the deer like it.

 

[M. R. Byrd]

I would say winter wheat that has tillered.

 

[Golden Hour]

Winter wheat

 

[LC Smith]

I also think it is winter wheat.

 

[Bob Peters]

So is winter wheat's only purpose to prevent soil erosion and moisture loss, or do they actually harvest it in the spring?

 

[Golden Hour]

So is winter wheat's only purpose to prevent soil erosion and moisture loss, or do they actually harvest it in the spring?

It's harvested in July usually, a couple weeks before the spring wheat harvest. It's a great cover crop, keeps the weeds out and, for my personal pleasure, is usually good nesting/brood rearing habitat.