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Improved Conditions in North Central ND

Published June 30, 2026

>Recent rains have dramatically improved crop conditions in north-central North Dakota. Wolford farmer Chris Brossart said widespread rainfall has been a much-needed boost. "We were fairly dry before, so hopefully things will soak in. Yeah, it really perked everything up…
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Plenty of Potential

Published June 30, 2026

Despite another wet spring, crops in central North Dakota are off to one of their best starts in years. Hurdsfeld farmer Terry Weckerly says corn development is well ahead of normal, although recent rains are beginning to raise concerns about…
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Collaboration Key to Smithfield Advancements

Published June 30, 2026

Smithfield Foods is moving forward with what will become the largest capital investment in South Dakota's history. Jim Monroe, director of corporate affairs for Smithfield Foods, says the company's longstanding relationships with farmers, employees, and state leaders played a key…
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Significant Hail Damage

Published June 30, 2026

Jason Hanson, who leads Rock and Roll Agronomy, says parts of North Dakota's Ramsey County suffered significant hail damage in the late June storm. "There's a big stretch of hail out by Leeds. It hailed for 45 minutes," said Hanson.…
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A Mess

Published June 30, 2026

Fields were waterlogged and roads washed out across northeast North Dakota after the June 26-27 thunderstorms. Matthew Plummel, a fifth-generation farmer from the Starkweather area, said conditions deteriorated rapidly. "It's a mess, I never dreamt that it was going to…
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100+ MPH Winds Reported at Highmore, SD

Published June 30, 2026

Widespread storm damage has affected parts of South Dakota and North Dakota. Dairyland Seeds District Sales Manager Keith Rekow reports that central South Dakota took the biggest hit in last Monday's storms. Winds of 103 miles per hour were recorded…
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Dry Bean Scene

Published June 29, 2026

The USA Pulses Annual Meeting was held this past week in Scottsbluff, Nebraska. In the Dry Bean Scene,  Dylan Karley of Johnstown Bean Company participated in the meeting and said that getting a farm bill completed was discussed. "We want…
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Millershaski Succeeds Pellman

Published June 29, 2026

U.S. Wheat Associates has a new chairman. Kansas wheat farmer Gary Millershaski took over the gavel this past week at USW's summer board meeting in North Dakota. He succeeds North Dakota grower Jim Pellman. Mark Jossund of Minnesota was installed…
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The Sugarbeet Report

Published June 29, 2026

In this week's Sugarbeet Report, NDSU/University of Minnesota Extension Sugarbeet Agronomist Tom Peters says there has been substantial replanted acreage this season and some of those fields are struggling. "We've had variable stands; we have different stages in sugarbeet growth…
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Spray Season Struggles

Published June 29, 2026

>Frequent rain, strong winds and cooler temperatures have made weed control difficult across parts of Minnesota this spring. Elbow Lake farmer and agronomist Leah Johnson said the weather has created one of the toughest spray seasons in recent memory. "This…
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