There was a significant amount of replanting after a massive hailstorm in early June in the Ypsilanti/Montpelier area of southern North Dakota. Levi Taylor, who operates Crop Innovations LLC, says it was a serious setback. “It was a gut punch. It was doom and gloom for a little bit but as soon as the fields dried out it alleviated a lot of guys’ concerns just knowing we got back in the field in somewhat of a timely manner to still hopefully get a respectable crop out of the replant.” The biggest crop issue is the amount of drownout “and what that’s going to mean for our final field averages.” The interview from RRFN’s Crop Tour presented by Pioneer can be found online.
