Farmers are starting fieldwork in northeastern North Dakota and northwestern Minnesota. That is according to Mycogen commercial agronomist Morgan Hanson, who says the ground is still fairly saturated in places. Soil temperatures also remain on the cool side. Field lefts unturned and unharvested from last fall may have a heavy layer of residue. That one factor is changing rotational plans for some farmers. “For farmers in the northern part of North Dakota and Minnesota, they have a few more options with crops like canola and wheat,” says Hanson. “They are wanting to move to earlier maturities just because of what happened last year. In 2019, the Northern Plains didn’t accumulate enough Growing Degree Unites for crops to finish, especially if farmers pushed their maturities.” Hanson has more in this RRFN interview.