The crops east of Moorhead, Minnesota are growing quickly. “I’m pretty pleased,” said Michael Cook, seedsman, Row Crop Solutions. “The corn is waist high, lush green and the stands are good. The soybeans look alright as farmers finish up spraying.” Cook is monitoring root development, stand and plant health. “I haven’t found too many issues.” Near Lake Park, West Central Ag Services location manager Luke Langerud said the area crops are doing well. “The soybeans are starting to get legs underneath of them, the corn is growing and wheat is heading out nicely.” There are no major concerns for the crop at this time. Sugarbeets vary across the Red River Valley. “We started out with challenges,” said Nick Revier, regional sales manager, SESVanderHave. “The northern Red River Valley got in earlier and the Moorhead district got the crop in earlier, too. The center of the Red River Valley struggled with last year and planting dates were later than farmers wanted.” Recent heat and moisture will cause some disease issues. “With this extreme heat, the ground will start heating up and we’ll start looking for root rot issues. Rows are getting close to canopy and we’ll watch cercospora leaf spot as well.” Hear the latest Crop Watch.