Crops Articles
What a Difference One Year Can Make
Published October 13, 2020
One year ago, Erika Kenner was figuring out how to get the soybeans harvested and cattle fed with 25-plus inches of fresh, wet snow. A lot has changed from then until now. "At this time last year, all of our…As 2020 Harvest Wraps Up, MN Farmer Reflects on Long Year
Published October 12, 2020
Hallock, Minnesota farmer Erik Younggren remembers many things from the long 2019 harvest. "I'll never forget the feeling of utter futility. Whatever we tried, there was no end in sight," explains Younggren. "I remember going to combine soybeans on frozen…Looking Back: Farmers Reflect on October 2019 Blizzard and Harvest
Published October 12, 2020
Northern Plains farmers haven't forgotten about the historic October 2019 blizzard. Near Wimbledon, North Dakota, farmer Mike Clemens remembers watching the storm roll in. "It felt like I was in Antarctica with all of the snow and the soybeans. Harvest…MN Corn Expected to Average Over 200 B/A
Published October 12, 2020
According to the latest USDA forecast, Minnesota corn yields are expected to average 202 bushels per acre this year. That’s up two bushels from the September report and an increase of 29 bushels from last year. Minnesota soybean yields are…Kyber Herbicide Includes Active Ingredients From Groups 15, 14 and 5
Published October 12, 2020
Corteva Agriscience is introducing Kyber herbicide for the 2021 growing season. Product Manager Aaron Smith says the preemergence soybean herbicide has three modes of action. "We know there continues to be resistance in soybean fields, especially around PPO and ALS…ND Harvested Corn Acreage Influenced by PP
Published October 12, 2020
Prevented plant cut into North Dakota’s corn crop with the area to be harvested for grain down 43 percent from 2019. The corn that got in the ground is performing well with a record corn yield forecast. The yield is…A Record Corn Crop Anticipated in SD
Published October 12, 2020
South Dakota’s average corn yield is forecast at 165 bushels per acre. If realized, that would be record high and up more than 20 bushels from last year. Soybean yields are projected at 48 bushels per acre, up 5.5 bushels…USDA: MN Corn Yields to Average 202 B/A
Published October 12, 2020
According to the latest USDA forecast, Minnesota corn yields are expected to average 202 bushels per acre this year. That’s up two bushels from the September report and an increase of 29 bushels from last year. Minnesota soybean yields are…Producers Encouraged to Help Stop the Palmer Spread
Published October 11, 2020
There has been an uptick in recent findings of Palmer amaranth in North Dakota this year. Some of those discoveries are being linked back to contaminated grain screenings fed to cattle. "I would not be concerned with noxious weed seeds…