Crops Articles
FBN Releases First Fertilizer Report
Published October 13, 2022
Farmers Business Network released its first Fertilizer Price Transparency Report, that examines how fertilizer prices will impact farmers’ application rates this fall. The report shows- widespread fertilizer price variation across regions with nitrogen fertilizers costing about twice as much as…Fluctuating Weather a Harvest Hurdle for Sugarbeets
Published October 13, 2022
Red River Farm Network’s Randy Koenen is near Willmar, Minnesota helping with sugarbeet harvest in the Southern Minn Beet Sugar Cooperative growing area. "Factory wide, we're more than halfway done with harvest. There's been nice, long days for sugarbeet harvest."…Boost in Dry Conditions is Odd
Published October 13, 2022
USDA Midwest Climate Hub Director Dennis Todey is not too concerned about the dry conditions in the Northern Plains in a localized sense. "There hasn't been much precipitation over the last 30 to 60 days. Along with that, we've had…Soil Moisture Recharge Worries
Published October 13, 2022
The weather across the region has transitioned from unseasonably warm to cold. "Sooner or later, you've got to pay the piper." Drew Lerner, senior ag meteorologist, World Weather Inc., says a very slow moving trough of low pressure is foreshadowing…‘A Good Year for the Farm’
Published October 13, 2022
Saint Thomas, North Dakota farmer Allen Tucker is pleasantly surprised with the sugarbeet tonnage and sugar content. "There was a difficult start to the growing season, but we had plenty of sunshine and moisture and we have an above-average sugarbeet…Winter Wheat Needs Moisture
Published October 13, 2022
South Dakota Wheat Commission Executive Director Reid Christopherson says the dryness has hurt winter wheat emergence. "A nice shot of rain would help, but I don't see that in the near future. Humidity is low, the wind is high and…Dry Conditions Worsen Across Minnesota and Dakotas
Published October 13, 2022
In this past week, the U.S. Drought Monitor expanded the area with severe and extreme drought in southern Minnesota. In North Dakota, a new area of severe drought stretches from McLean to Eddy and Foster counties. In South Dakota, extreme…No Delayed Pricing
Published October 13, 2022
Kristi Van Ahn, market analyst, Van Ahn and Company, is seeing a few grain elevators in the Alexandria, Minnesota area go to a cash-only bid for soybeans. "If you're bringing in soybeans that are not contracted, they're being forced to…A Bigger Corn Crop in ND
Published October 13, 2022
Based on October 1 conditions, North Dakota farmers can expect an average yield of 141 bushels per acre. That’s up from 105 bushels per acre after last year’s drought. Corn acreage is down 26 percent from a year ago. North…