REI lists many ways to get straw, but none of them seem to work or the item it uses seems to have the same issue (like wild rice)
without that i cant seem to craft the basket, which is needed for a quest

You can use a knife from farmer's delight on a fully grown wheat to get straw (left click).

You can use a knife from farmer's delight on a fully grown wheat to get straw (left click).

can confirm, using a knife works.
wish REI told me to use a knife to get that :)