Crops Articles
Weather Worries
Published May 27, 2023
Northern Crops Marketing and Investments President Brad Paulson says a large portion of the Corn Belt is short of moisture. "It sure feels dry when that east wind blows all day long." Rains in the Southern Plains are too late…Canola Minute
Published May 26, 2023
In this week's Canola Minute, Northern Canola Growers Association Executive Director Barry Coleman warns growers to scout for flea beetles. This update is sponsored by the Northern Canola Growers Association.Pulse Growers Spotlight
Published May 26, 2023
In this week's Pulse Growers Spotlight, North Dakota Dry Pea and Lentil Chair Kim Saueressig talks about the benefit of adding pulses into the crop rotation.Sugarbeet Report
Published May 26, 2023
Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative Vice President of Agriculture Todd Geselius and SES VanderHave Regional Sales Manager Nick Revier highlight planting conditions. Hear more in the Sugarbeet Report, presented by Syngenta, Amity Technology, H&S Manufacturing, SESVanderHave and Bayer CropScience.Disposal Programs Announced
Published May 26, 2023
In August of 2021, the EPA announced it would revoke all tolerances for food uses of chlorpyrifos. The final rule became effective in October of 2021 and the tolerances for all commodities expired at the end of February 2022. Corteva…Cereal Experts
Published May 26, 2023
In the Bayer CropScience Cereal Experts update, WestBred Technical Product Manager Justin Berg outlined disease control in cereal grains. "Growers can prepare for those yield-robbing diseases by first identifying what kind of diseases they will face and secondly, make plans…New Regs Issued for Plant-Inforporated Protectants
Published May 26, 2023
The Environmental Protection Agency has issued a final rule regulating plant-incorporated protectants. These pesticides are genetically modified to help plants resist viruses, bacteria and insects. The American Seed Trade Association said the new rule increases the regulatory burden on plant…Prevented Planting Reminders
Published May 26, 2023
Countryside Insurance Agency owner Jennifer Otteson says prevent plant acres should be lower than last year in the Red River Valley. That doesn't mean there aren't some wet spots. “As you go west out of the Valley and get more…Crop Progress Near Barnesville, MN
Published May 24, 2023
Near Barnesville, Minnesota, Jake Thompson says his beets are emerging. “We’ve got a couple fields that are up to two-leaf stage, another field that’s fighting a little bit of crust, but the overall stand counts are pretty good.” Thompson is…