Field pea and small grains harvest is complete for Belfield, North Dakota farmer Greg Kessel. This year’s field pea crop was a little disappointing, but there was a fair amount of hail damage. Malting barley yields were better than expected come harvest. “The malting barley made plump, protein was where it needed to be and yields were respectable,” says Kessel. “The crop came off dry, as did the wheat. We were also pleased with that, with some test weights in the 64-pound range.” Timely rains are helping the row crops finish. Kessel says, once again, that hail damage is the main limiting factor. “The doesn’t look too bad, either, other than the fact it’s got two or three hailstorms on it. Overall, considering the amount of rain we had, we’re pretty happy.”
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