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‘Holding Our Breath’

Published September 9, 2026

Kristin Duncanson, who farms with her family at Highland Family Farms at Mapleton, Minnesota, said the crop remains in relatively good shape. “We’re pretty pleased and kind of holding our breath a little bit." Duncanson is seeing early firing in…
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Good Sugar, Lower Tonnage

Published September 9, 2026

Sugarbeets in the southern Red River Valley are showing good sugar content, but dry conditions have cut into tonnage. Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative Agriculturalist Paul Moffet said the crop has remained relatively healthy. “The lack of water is definitely hurting the…
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Late Season Corn Stress

Published September 9, 2026

Despite the lack of moisture, Joe Breker expects the crops in his Havana, North Dakota, area will still make it to harvest. However, “I would say most of it’s gonna struggle to make APH yields.” Corn has shown signs of…
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Expanding newgold Winter Canola Acres

Published September 9, 2026

Bayer has an agreement with the world’s leading producer of renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel to jointly scale its newgold winter canola. With this collaboration, Bayer and Neste hope to expand acres of winter canola in the Southern Plains.…
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Heavy June Rains Before Spigot Turned Off in July

Published September 7, 2026

A swing from too wet to too dry has tested crops in the northern Red River Valley. The Hensel, North Dakota area started dry before nearly 20 inches of rain fell in three weeks in June. The field RRFN visited…
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‘Pretty Good Shape’ in Fosston Area

Published September 6, 2026

The Fosston, Minnesota, area has received more moisture than many locations. Larson Seed and Agronomy's Matt Larson says the area started wet and cool before drying out after July 4th. “Compared to other areas further west, we're in pretty good shape.…
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Crop Fell Apart After July 4th

Published September 6, 2026

The Halstad, Minnesota, area has been hit particularly hard by drought. Airborne Seed and Agronomy's David Staples says conditions deteriorated quickly after a promising start. “There's not much you can do without rainfall,” Staples said. “We started off looking just…
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Better Performance Expected From Early Hybrids and Varieties

Published September 6, 2026

Pioneer Field Agronomist Kevin Sinner says maturity will play an important role in determining what makes it into the bin this fall. “It does seem like, especially in these areas that are really, really drought-stricken and have not got any…
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A Season for the Record Books

Published September 6, 2026

For the southern and central Red River Valley, this growing season has been one for the record books. “We are the second driest in Traill County and fifth driest in that amount of time for Cass County; in 132 years…
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Cass County Crops Take a Hit From Flash Drought

Published September 6, 2026

Cass County, North Dakota, is experiencing severe to extreme drought conditions driven by an unusual summer flash drought. The RRFN Crop Tour wrapped up in an area where they are eight inches below the average rainfall total and crops are…
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