Crops Articles
SD Corn Comments
Published August 2, 2023
In this week's edition of South Dakota Corn Comments, Midwest Dairy Manager of Programs and Partnerships Whitney Blindert discusses the upcoming 'Dairy Dash.'Problem States
Published August 2, 2023
While 55 percent of the country's corn crop rated good to excellent, there are problem areas where heat has taken its toll on the crop. USDA Meteorologist Brad Rippey says the worst rated corn is in Missouri. "Forty-four percent of…An Unusual Harvest
Published August 2, 2023
Hallock, Minnesota custom harvester Rick Sugden has had an unusual harvest season. "We ended up not taking any Kansas contracts, because they took crop insurance." Sugden Harvesting skipped Kansas and hauled its combines to South Dakota." There was only about…APUC Funds Feasibility Study for Crush Plant
Published August 2, 2023
The North Dakota Agricultural Products Utilization Commission awarded $120,000 to Buckshot Seeds to conduct a feasibility study for an oilseed crushing plant in western North Dakota. "There's a serious need for an oilseed crushing facility," said Mark Erickson, owner, Buckshot…Pioneer has a Full Pipeline
Published August 2, 2023
Pioneer held its 2024 sales kickoff meeting in Leonard, North Dakota this past week. Pioneer Corn Marketing Manager Scott Walker is traveling the country to launch the new sales season. "Typically, we launch a new trait every four years," said…New Carbon Sequestration Options
Published August 2, 2023
Agoro Carbon is now accepting farmers willing to incorporate legumes into cover crop mix the opportunity to join the Agoro Carbon Alliance. This is available to those already using cover crop strategies and will receive payments for sequestering carbon for…Crop Damage in West-Central MN
Published August 2, 2023
Storms in late July damaged corn in west-central Minnesota. Murdock, Minnesota farmer Nathan Collins welcomed the moisture, but not the lodged corn. "I took our drone out the next day and I wish I wouldn't have.” Collins reminds others to…Support Needed for the Transition to Strip Tillage
Published August 2, 2023
Environmental Tillage Systems/Soil Warrior Regional Sales Manager Dave Sunder says the popularity of strip tillage continue to grow. "The practice itself has become a lot more predominant and a lot more information has started to become available." Sunder says company support is…Fielding Questions
Published July 31, 2023
In this edition of the Fielding Questions podcast, AgCountry Farm Credit Services Vice President of Insurance and Customer Education Rob Fronning goes over insurance coverage options for producers. Fronning reminds producers that it is not too late to get hail…