Crops Articles
Kansas Wheat Crop is ‘Just Bad’
Published May 19, 2023
The average yield for Wheat Quality Council's winter wheat tour was 39.7 bushels per acre. Kansas wheat production is estimated at 261 million bushels. WQC Executive Vice President Dave Green said the crop is just bad. Abandonment will remain the…Sooner or Later– A Weather Market
Published May 19, 2023
Van Ahn and Company market analyst Kristi Van Ahn-Kjeseth thinks the dryness in parts of the Midwest will eventually get the attention of the trade, "Sooner rather than later, people will talk about how dry it is in key areas."…A Disappointing Kansas Wheat Crop
Published May 19, 2023
Kansas Wheat Vice President of Research Aaron Harries observed a lot of wheat abandonment on the Wheat Quality Council tour. "We saw a rare pocket of decent wheat, but we've had a hard time finding fields we can count."Pioneer Agronomy Update
Published May 19, 2023
During the Pioneer Agronomy Update, The Red River Farm Network caught up with Pioneer Field Agronomist Kristie Sundeen at a plot near Brocket, North Dakota. Sundeen started planting in the second week of May and some emergence has started to…The Push and Pulls of the Soybean Market
Published May 19, 2023
Paradigm Futures market analyst Kent Beadle thinks the supply side of the vegetable oil market is pulling the soybeans lower. "We just haven't been seeing the expansion that everyone thought with the refining of soy oil into renewable diesel." The…Hay Crop Off to a Good Start
Published May 19, 2023
After last year's drought, South Dakota State University Extension Forage Field Specialist Sara Bauder believes the alfalfa is looking better than expected. "Hopefully, this year we can make up for some of last year's losses and get on a typical…Walz Signs Omnibus Agriculture Bill
Published May 19, 2023
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz signed the agriculture and broadband bill into law during a ceremony on a Finlayson farm. Minnesota Agriculture Commissioner Thom Petersen says the bill contains over $48 million of funding covering soil health, biofuels, livestock processing and…Pest Alert
Published May 19, 2023
Preparation for a possible increase in the insect population is underway. University of Minnesota Extension Integrated Pest Management Specialist Bruce Potter says they’re expanding the network of insect trapping for black cutworms, army worms and more. "We use these to…Pulse Grower’s Spotlight
Published May 19, 2023
In this week's Pulse Growers Spotlight, we meet with North Dakota State University pulse crop breeder Nanoy Bandillo to discuss new pulse crop technology.