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State Grain Production Data Released

Published July 12, 2019

USDA is forecasting North Dakota’s spring wheat crop to total 301 million bushels, down five percent from last year. In Minnesota, spring wheat production is expected to total 91.8 million bushels, down one percent from 2018. Spring wheat production in…

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Be on the Lookout for Disease in Small Grains

Published July 5, 2019

Conditions are favorable for disease development in wheat and barley. With the crops starting to flower and head, NDSU Extension Cereal Crops Plant Pathologist Andrew Friskop says now is the time to apply fungicide. Farmers should also look for scab,…

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Fungicide Timing Critial for Scab

Published June 2, 2019

The timing for Fusarium head blight is still several weeks away, but planning ahead can ease some of the challenges. Berthold, North Dakota farmer Mark Birdsall says timing of the fungicide application is critical. "Everybody's working hard to try and…

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Fieldwork Begins in Western ND

Published April 12, 2019

While farmers in the central and eastern parts of North Dakota endured blizzard conditions this past week, some farmers in the western part of the state are planting. Hazen, North Dakota farmer John Weinand started planting barley Friday. Half of…

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Slater Ends 34-Year Run at Anheuser-Busch

Published March 4, 2019

Alan Slater has retired from Anheuser-Busch Companies. Slater has been with the company for 34 years and was the director of Midwest Malting Barley Operations for the Moorhead, Minnesota plant.

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Barley Growers Consider Pet Food Market

Published February 7, 2019

The North Dakota Barley Council wants to market their product to the pet food industry. Barley Council member Mark Seastrand said the market offers some opportunity. "It's a growing market," said Seastrand. "In the past, we've concentrated on the malt barley…

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Cargill Malt Business to be Sold

Published December 20, 2018

Pending regulatory approval, Cargill is selling its malt business to a French-based cooperative named Boormalt. Cargill has 15 malt plants around the world. Earlier this year, Cargill announced plans to close its Jamestown, North Dakota plant. With less demand for…

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Barley Industry Transitioning to Two-Row Barley

Published December 14, 2018

Craft and micro-brewed beer is changing barley production in the Northern Plains. North Dakota Barley Council President Doyle Lentz says craft, micro and even the large maltsters are moving to two-row barley. "That's the trend. We've known it was coming, but…

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Combines Keep Rolling

Published August 15, 2018

Lankin, North Dakota farmer Dale Zahradka says there aren’t many days where combines aren’t rolling. “We went straight from barley harvest to wheat harvest. Now, farmers are into canola. We’re just one hair over six inches of moisture since the crop…

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A Strong Barley Crop at Rolla, ND

Published August 7, 2018

In the Rolla, North Dakota area, barley is being harvested. "I’m hearing yields in that 75-to-80 bushel range," said Doyle Lentz, chairman, North Dakota Barley Council. "Test weights and everything looks good."

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