Stop and Go
Rain has turned harvesting into a stop-and-go process at the NDSU Agronomy Seed Farm near Casselton. “You get geared up, and then it rains, and you sit and wait for half a week,” said Bradley Bisek, farm director. “Then you…
Crops Articles
Not Bumper Crops, But Surprisingly Good
CHS Langdon Regional Sales Manager Kyle Rollness said harvest results across North Dakota's Cavalier County depended heavily on rainfall. “Not bumper crops, but probably some surprisingly good yields from some folks, maybe better than what they were anticipating based on…
Cows Coming Home Early Due to Poor Pasture Conditions
Drought conditions in southwest North Dakota are forcing cattle producers to begin feeding earlier than normal. Belfield-area farmer and rancher Byron Richard said poor pasture conditions are prompting producers to pull calves and bring cows home. “I know of more…
Pioneer Agronomy Update
In the latest Pioneer Agronomy Update, Pioneer Field Agronomist Kristie Sundeen offers recommendations for fall fertility. "Pull your soil samples," said Sundeen. "Knowing your actual P, K and residual N number field by field is the difference between guessing and…
Custom Cutters Push into Soybeans
Jan Altendorf with Altendorf Harvesting says her crew has moved onto soybeans across northeast North Dakota and northwest Minnesota."We're done with all the canola and wheat for the year, although I see there's still quite a bit to the west…
Moving Onto Soybeans, Corn and Flowers
Proseed Sales Manager Karmen Hardy says yields have varied depending on rainfall, but overall results have been better than expected. "In our area, canola seemed to take forever, but i I think people are pretty much done there and then…
Great Conditions for Fertilizer Application
At Grace City, North Dakota, Justin Topp says his soybean yields came in better than expected. "We were extremely dry in July and August," said Topp. "Beans looked really, really good up until then, but with no rain in July…
Corn Better Than Anticipated
The soybean harvest is nearly complete in southwest Minnesota. Corn harvest is off and rolling with moisture levels dropping quickly. Lake Benton farmer Bob Worth says the yields vary widely. "If if your farm got some rain at the right…
Below Average Tonnage
After a slow start, American Crystal Sugar Company growers are well into the stockpile harvest campaign. "We're a little bit we're below average on what we want for tons this year, lower than average and sugar content coming in probably…
Pioneer Agronomy Update
In today's Pioneer Agronomy Update, Pioneer Field Agronomist Kristie Sundeen offers a harvest update on corn, soybeans and canola. "Black leg and verticillium stripe have been common in fields and have caused standability issues." Soybean yields in northeast North Dakota…
