Crops Articles
Potato Shipments Off to a Slow Start
Published November 4, 2022
U.S. fresh potato shipments totaled nearly 6.6 million hundredweight in October. That’s down more than six percent from last year. In the Red River Valley, wash plants shipped 255,000 hundredweight of potatoes last month. That’s 12,000 hundredweight less than one…Taking Precautions During Harvest
Published November 3, 2022
Cooperstown, North Dakota farmer Scott Tranby wrapped up sunflower harvest with very few mishaps. "I only had one fire at the end; they were 2,000-2,500 pounds to the acre and that was very good considering how dry it was." Numerous…Lula Defeats Bolsonaro
Published November 3, 2022
Results of Brazil’s presidential election caused protests to break out and roadblocks were set up throughout the country. President Jair Bolsonaro lost the election by about two percentage points to former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Besides the short-term…More Potato Wart
Published November 3, 2022
Canadian Food Inspection Agency inspectors have found a fourth case of potato wart in potato sample from Canada’s Price Edward Island. A statement from National Potato Council CEO Kam Quarles says this latest find reinforces USDA’s conclusion that additional mitigation…There’s Still Time for Rye
Published November 3, 2022
Midwest Cover Crops Council Program Manager Anna Morrow says it’s getting late to put in cover crops, but there is still time for rye. "Through most of the Midwest, you'll see cereal rye because it can tolerate the cold weather…Traders Monitoring Brazil
Published November 3, 2022
Cornbelt Marketing market analyst Sam Hudson says traders continue to watch developments in South America while soybean shipments out of the Gulf struggle. "In a time where we're trying to get as many beans out of the country as we…Seeding Dry Ground
Published November 3, 2022
Dry conditions have hampered wheat seeding and emergence in the core U.S. wheat regions. Approximately, 74 percent of the U.S winter wheat crop is in an area experiencing drought. "A lot of the western U.S. is struggling with abnormally dry…Fingers Crossed for Rain Before Freeze-up
Published November 3, 2022
With very little moisture in the soil profile, it has been difficult getting the ground in condition for next year. "What is even more concerning is they're pulling up big root balls and big soil clumps that if we don't…Cover Crop Emergence Dissapointing
Published November 1, 2022
South Dakota State University Extension Soil Fields Specialist Anthony Bly says cover crops and winter wheat emergence has been slow with the dry soil conditions. "Cover crops in the fields that I've seen are performing much less than last year…