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First Round of Weed Control Wraps Up
Published June 13, 2018
Crop emergence in the Eden, South Dakota area was about as good as can be expected, according to Curtis Samson of Muskrat Farm Supply. "Crops got in really quite well, but a little late, probably one week to ten days longer…Dry Conditions Near Britton, SD
Published June 13, 2018
Crop emergence has been spotty in a fields near the Britton, South Dakota area. DuWayne Bosse says it’s been dry. "We didn't get that rain right after we planted, which normally corrects some mistakes. There's a few areas that you can…Uneven Corn Emergence in SD
Published June 13, 2018
West of Britton, South Dakota, dry weather caused some uneven corn emergence for Kurt Zuhlke. "Corn has some of the worst stands we've seen in a quite a while here, but we've got places where the corn has five leaves…Winter Wheat Acres Up Dramatically in SD, ND
Published June 13, 2018
Winter wheat acreage is significantly higher in South Dakota and North Dakota this year. In South Dakota, USDA expects 730,000 acres to be harvested for winter wheat. That’s up from 520,000 acres last year. In North Dakota, winter wheat acreage…MN Applicators Want a Dicamba Extension
Published June 12, 2018
Late soybean planting in Minnesota is causing a delay in spraying the crop. Farmer applicators want a later application date (for dicamba). The Minnesota Agriculture Department's Commissioner Dave Frederickson says Minnesota will not extend the deadline for applying dicamba. Minnesota…Growing Conditions Improve for MN Crops
Published June 12, 2018
Lake Benton, Minnesota farmer Bob Worth says growing conditions are better in his part of the state and the crop is doing fine. "We have corn that's way over knee high already, which is unheard of for us and the…EPA Administrator Pruitt to Visit SD
Published June 12, 2018
The Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt will visit Sioux Falls, South Dakota Wednesday. National Corn Growers Association Executive Vice President Jon Doggett says the visit is raising eyebrows. "There's a lot of folks out in the countryside that are…Mixed Predictions for Brazilian and Argentine Production
Published June 12, 2018
USDA is forecasting Brazilian corn production at 85 million metric tons. That’s down two million tons from last month, but was within trade expectations. Brazilian soybean production is estimated at 119 million metric tons, up two million tons from last…June Supply and Demand Report Delivers Positive News
Published June 12, 2018
USDA’s World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report delivered positive news for the commodity markets. Corn ending stocks for the new marketing year are forecast at 1.57 billion bushels. That’s down over one million bushels from last month and…