At Thief River Falls, Kent Rivard with K-Star Ag Services said soybean aphids have been a problem this season. maturity. “A lot of the beans have hit R6 so for aphids, we’re in the clear there,” said Rivard. “Some of the later-seeded ones, we’re in that R4-to-R4.5 (stage of maturity) so we still need some time, but hopefully another three or four weeks without a frost and we’re going to be to a point where the crop is mature.” The scenario is the same for corn. “The corn is starting to dent or is fully dented so all things considered, from the planting and the summer we had, we’re actually sitting okay.” Watch the interview.
