Emerado, North Dakota farmer Jared Hagert just started applying fertilizer for spring wheat Monday. Fields were too cool and damp to get in and plant. It’s getting later to plant spring wheat. “We haven’t done any switching yet. There’s been some of that going on from seed customers, but nothing yet.”
Hagert says if all the ground was ready, they’d be able to get the crop planted in the next week to 10 days. “We could use a break from the rain and moisture. Rain could help the frost come out. It doesn’t look like they’re calling for too much rain. There’s a lot of untouched acres in my area.”