Crops Articles
Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Co-op Focused on Good Beet Storage
Published October 7, 2020
Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative growers have also seen excellent progress with the harvest. "We are still trying to figure out where we're at on the tonnage, but we're thinking around 30 tons," said Todd Geselius, vice president of agriculture,…Heat Causes Temporary Disruptions in the Sugarbeet Harvest
Published October 7, 2020
The warm temperatures this past week caused some temporary interruptions to sugarbeet harvest. "Yields are anywhere from the low to upper 20s, it all depends on what the farmers are working on," said Mike Metzger, vice president of agriculture, Minn-Dak…IA Wind Damage Slows the Corn Harvest
Published October 7, 2020
More than 10 million acres of corn and soybean ground in Iowa were damaged by the derecho in early August. Farmers are saying it is taking twice the work for half of the normal yield. "What's unreal with this derecho…A Blessed Season
Published October 6, 2020
The conditions have been nearly ideal for this harvest season. Golden Harvest Regional Sales Lead Jake Kubela says the dust is flying in the southern Red River Valley. "I would say it has been a blessed season because we were…Ninety-six Beet Stock Shares Sold
Published October 6, 2020
Acres & Shares is reporting 96 American Crystal Sugarbeet Company beet stock shares were sold last week. The average price for those shares was $3,850. A total of 171 beet shares have been sold for the 2020/21 trading season, with…The Sugarbeet Harvest ‘Can be Enjoyable’
Published October 6, 2020
The majority of the American Crystal Sugar Company's sugarbeet harvest is complete in the just the first full week of the campaign. "We couldn't ask for better conditions right now to get some sugarbeets piled," said Joe Hastings, general agronomist,…Mostly Good Quality Potatoes Being Harvested in Red River Valley
Published October 6, 2020
As harvest continues in the Red River Valley, NoKota Packers CEO Carissa Olsen says the fresh potatoes coming into the plant are for the most part, good quality. "We've been seeing some skinning of the potatoes where field conditions are…Frost Damage Evident for Some as ND Harvest Continues
Published October 6, 2020
Soybean harvest is running better than average for Wimbledon, North Dakota farmer Mike Clemens. "One reason why is we had great moisture in the summer, but we lost the last 10-to-15 percent off the top with the frost. That really…Harvest Progress Advances With a Dry Corn Crop
Published October 6, 2020
In northwest Minnesota, Halma farmer Lance Hapka started harvest just over a week ago. The corn was at 18 percent moisture. "It's been 2012 since I've had something like that, especially so early." In southern Minnesota, near Lake Benton, Bob…