Crops Articles
Short-Stature Corn Collaboration
Published August 30, 2023
Bayer and Pairwise have announced a new five-year, multi-million dollar agreement with a focus on short-stature corn. Pairwise is a food and agriculture company known for bringing the first gene-edited food to the U.S. market. Short-stature corn is designed to…Northern States Have New White Mold Tool
Published August 30, 2023
Viatude fungicide is new white mold protection for soybeans in the northern soybean production states. The Corteva Agriscience product offers preventative and curative action to reduce disease infection. Viatude is also labeled for use in canola. A limited supply of…Seed Treatment Lineup Expands
Published August 30, 2023
Corteva Agriscience has expanded its LumiGEN seed treatment portfolio. LumiTreo seed treatment is a three-way premix fungicide with three modes of action. LumiTreo will be available next spring.Dry Conditions
Published August 29, 2023
Pioneer Field Agronomist Kristie Sundeen led the tour Tuesday and described her territory across northern North Dakota and northwest Minnesota as dry. “The northeast pocket (of North Dakota) north of Highway 2, that’s where it was really dry. There are…Corn is ‘On Track’
Published August 29, 2023
At Fessenden, Joey Allmaras showed off corn that is just starting to dent “so I’d say we’re right on track.” The area started the season fairly wet, faced a dry period and is now sitting in good shape for moisture.…GDU’s Ahead of the Norm
Published August 29, 2023
Donny Allmaras of Allmaras Ag hosted RRFN at a soybean plot near Oberon. “The soybeans are well on their way and very close to maturity; we’re at the point where we’re going to be able to handle a frost in…Langdon Crop is ‘Somewhat Surprising’
Published August 29, 2023
The Red River Farm Network team traveled to Langdon, North Dakota to kick off the second day of the annual crop tour. The local crop looks good, especially considering the dry growing conditions. Brock Mitchell, who owns Ag365, reports wheat…Optimism for Sunflower Crop
Published August 28, 2023
The final stop of the RRFN Crop Tour Monday tour was at a sunflower plot in the Garrison area. The flowers were somewhat short in stature. “I’m sure that has to do with the lack of moisture, but the heads…‘A Great Problem to Have’
Published August 28, 2023
Paul Hagen leads Mid-States Ag, which is based in McClusky. “Probably the biggest complaint I have from customers is that there’s all these four-bean pods and they want to know what they’re supposed to do with all the extra soybeans,”…