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Articles tagged under: acres

Sunflowers Gaining Interest

Published February 1, 2026

Proseed sales representative Jeff Hamre is fielding many calls from farmers this winter about maximizing yields without raising input costs. Acreage decisions are being finalized. "We know we're going to do this with 90 percent of our ground, but there's…
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Acres Switch to Sunflowers

Published May 28, 2025

Sunflower planting progress is ahead of the five-year average in all major production states. National Sunflower Association Executive Director John Sandbakken said sunflowers are finding their way into additional acres this year. "I've heard reports that our guys are switching…
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The Fight for Acres Begins

Published September 13, 2021

As farmers start to think ahead to 2022, Total Farm Marketing Senior Market Advisor Naomi Blohm is watching the fight for acres. "We're hearing ridiculously high fertilizer prices already. Then, there are folks talking about more soybean acres. Farmers are…
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Grain Markets Still Securing Acres

Published April 26, 2021

The grain markets are trying to secure acres. Utterback Marketing President Bob Utterback says what’s different from other years is the weather premium is in the market before the crop is planted. "This is the first time we've had this…
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Large Portion of Crop Acres in the Dakotas are Drought Stricken

Published April 17, 2021

Based on U.S. Drought Monitor data, USDA estimates 75 percent of total spring wheat production falls within a drought area. That includes 98 percent in North Dakota, 62 percent of South Dakota and 36 percent of Minnesota. Eighty-eight percent of…
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The U.S. Acreage Mix is Still Unknown

Published April 24, 2020

There is a lot of discussion among grain traders as to what the final U.S. acreage mix will look like. The current weather pattern could lead to more corn acres. "There will be lots of corn planted this week," says…
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Minor Adjustments Expected on ND Planting Intentions

Published April 6, 2020

In a weekly webinar with NDSU Extension, Crops Economist and Marketing Specialist Frayne Olson reflected on the USDA’s Prospective Plantings report and what the data means for North Dakota. "The expectation is to have 3.2 million acres planted to corn…
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3.4 Million Acres Accepted for CRP

Published March 27, 2020

USDA has accepted more than 3.4 million acres into the general signup for the Conservation Reserve Program. This was the first general signup enrollment in four years. Texas had the most acres accepted at 540,000. Over 126,000 acres were accepted…
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Markets Shifts Focus to U.S. Planting

Published April 1, 2019

Progressive Ag Marketing market analyst Brian Strommen says traders will now focus on planting weather and the final acreage report in June. "We absorb these numbers, it's what USDA gave us and it's the hand we've been dealt," says Strommen.…
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Survey Projects a Drop in Corn Acres

Published March 25, 2019

According the Farm Futures planting survey, U.S. farmers may plant less corn than previously projected by USDA. The survey reported corn acreage at 90.9 million, up 1.7 million from last year. The increase was less than the 92 million in…
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