when wheat is ready for harvest what does it look like and is it white?

Question

the term white for the harvest is what i need to know it is a figure of speech familiar to wheat harvesters

Answer 1

Grew up in country. Never heard "white for the harvest". It was "ripe for the harvest". Ripe wheat grains are a soft golden or yellow colour - the lighter the riper. It's the "ears" or surrounding hairy bits that turn white as they dry off in the sun. That may have stimulated the term "white for the harvest" in some places, but not in any of the Australian wheat belt I know.

Answer 2

No, it's usually a "wheat" color, or off-white.