Pioneer field agronomist Kristie Sundeen says the canola crop has felt the impact of hard pounding rains. “Any canola that was in before the Memorial Day rain, we’re seeing cresting issues and only about 40-to-50 percent of the stand is up right now.” On top of that, two types of flea beetles were identified at the same time. “Normally the striped flea beetle comes out first followed by the cruicifer; this year, wham, they’re all out at the same time.” Sundeen estimates a 40 percent reduction in expected corn acres in northeast North Dakota. “They tried all the way up to June 1, but the ground was still too wet. Those acres shifted into something else.” Sundeen is featured in the last Pioneer Agronomy Update on the Red River Farm Network YouTube channel.
