Crops Articles
Rains Dubbed “Feast or Famine”
Published July 3, 2023
Red River Valley Sugarbeet Growers Association President Neil Rockstad says the sugarbeet crop is advancing well considering it had a slightly later start. "Everybody was concerned this spring, especially with how wet and cold it was. Then last week the…Insect Issues
Published July 3, 2023
Wheat midge is being found in light numbers spring wheat fields. NDSU Extension Entomologist Jan Knodel encourages farmers to begin scouting. "Most fields are ten-to-15 percent emerged in the northern tier of North Dakota where we see the most economic…National Sunflower Association Holds Summer Seminar
Published July 3, 2023
The National Sunflower Association held their summer meeting in Spearfish, South Dakota this past week. The farm bill, bird food market trends and plant breeding were the big topics. "We're trying to get additional funding at USDA for sunflower breeding,"…Mitigating High Feed Prices
Published July 3, 2023
Commodity and Ingredient Hedging account executive Josh Pankratz is advising livestock and poultry farmers to protect themselves from huge market swings. “We have this push and pull between a weather forecast that could tighten up the crop while USDA is…Fairly Good Weed Control
Published July 2, 2023
At Crookston, Dustin Perry is wrapping up the spraying of his soybeans. "Our weed control has been fairly good this year. We did do a lot more pres this year in the soybeans.” Perry is now focused on cleaning up…Canola Minute
Published July 1, 2023
In this week's Canola Minute, Northern Canola Growers Association Executive Director Barry Coleman discusses an event with the Culinary Institute of America.Sugarbeet Report
Published July 1, 2023
In this update, Red River Valley Sugarbeet Growers Association President Neil Rockstad highlights the current growing season for sugarbeets. Hear more in the Sugarbeet Report, presented by Amity Technology, Syngenta, H&S Manufacturing, SES VanderHave and Bayer CropScience.Corn Matters
Published June 30, 2023
National Corn Growers Association has a call to action on the Renewable Fuel Standard. Hear more from National Corn Growers Association Director of Political Strategy Anne Thompson in the latest Corn Matters. Corn Matters is a presentation of the Minnesota…MN Wheat Minute
Published June 30, 2023
Tune in to University of Minnesota Small Grain Specialist Jochum Wiersma in the latest MN Wheat Minute and learn about scab risk.