Yield prospects are highly variable as harvest gets underway across North Dakota. ProSeed District Sales Manager Dave Gerhtz said corn yields could range from 80 to 180 bushels per acre, depending largely on rainfall. “On average, I think we’re going to see around 120, and beans we’re going to see in the mid-20s,” Gerhtz said. “We’ve got fields that are definitely considerably better, but those are the ones who were blessed with some rain.” Gerhtz said improved genetics have helped crops withstand difficult growing conditions. “Twenty years ago, we wouldn’t have a crop anywhere with the conditions.”
