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Smart Fungicide Planning

Published February 10, 2026

White mold pressure was commonplace this past year. Those fungal spores will remain in the soil for up to ten years. Channel Technical Agronomist Lindsey Novak, who is based in Bismarck, advises farmers to have a fungicide plan in place…

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Prepay Levels Down From One Year Ago

Published January 4, 2024

According to Bayer CropScience Field Service Representative Brett Sauer, farmers were quick to lock in their seed corn during the fourth quarter. "Prepays have been pretty good this year, but I think they were a little stronger last year," said…

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More Corn Acres Expected in ND

Published March 13, 2023

Corn acreage in the Northern Plains is expected to be up this spring. Channel Technical Agronomist Derek Crompton says the weather delays influenced the acreage mix last year. "There were a lot of great intentions last year and that big snowfall…

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Agronomy on Ice

Published January 31, 2022

Agronomy on Ice is on the schedule tomorrow and Wednesday on Devils Lake. Agronomy on Ice can best be described as an ag event with a tailgating atmosphere on a frozen lake. There's 20 inches of ice on Creel Bay…

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Focus on Hybrid and Variety Selection

Published December 8, 2021

Positive returns in crop production begin with the seed. Channel Agronomist Morgan Schmidt wants growers to spend time focusing on hybrid and variety selection. "Products that perform under stress, products that perform well when it rains or products that fit…

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Soil Test May Look Very Different Next Spring

Published October 28, 2021

Combines were parked at midweek due to rain. Channel District Sales Manager Mike Dufault says the moisture is welcomed. "Wow, I think this is important to recharge the soil moisture; if we could see a few more of these before…

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Using Moisture to Measure Nitrogen Needs

Published June 25, 2021

Northern Plains farmers may already thinking about how to handle side-dress nitrogen applications this year. Even though rainfall is behind normal in the southern Red River Valley, the corn still looks green. "There's no lost nitrogen due to wet field…

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This Planting Season Looks A Lot Different Than Recent Years

Published April 5, 2021

Channel Technical Agronomist Derek Crompton says farmers are not looking at prevented plant this year due to the dry field conditions. "The choices of what they're going to do is not going to be limited by either wet ground or…

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Local Agronomist Looks at XtendFlex Trait Performance

Published October 1, 2020

At the end of September, the European Commission approved Bayer’s XtendFlex soybean trait, the final approval needed for a full launch of the product. Channel Technical Agronomist Derek Crompton has more on the new trait. "The Xtend soybeans already out…

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Nebraska Soybean Yields Show Promise

Published September 23, 2020

The soybean harvest is beginning in Nebraska. Channel Technical Agronomist Tammy Ott says the preliminary yield reports are good. "We had a stretch of time in August when things were dry and it knocked off the top end yield potential…

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