Dry Bean Scene
In the latest Dry Bean Scene, Grand Forks area farmer Chris Adams, recaps the 2026 dry bean crop and market. Click here.
Articles tagged under: Chris Adams
Higher Diesel Costs Complicate Harvest Expenses
The harvest has gone smoothly for Grand Forks-area farmer Chris Adams. However, higher diesel prices have added to harvest expenses, particularly custom trucking costs. Adams says farmers are working through fuel surcharges with trucking companies. "We're trying to figure out…
Topsoil Relocation
Sugarbeets are especially vulnerable to the strong winds seen this past week. Grand Forks area farmer Chris Adams hopes the beets were small enough to avoid replanting. A lot of topsoil has been moving with the winds. "It's definitely making us…
In the Home Stretch
Chris Adams, who farms in the Grand Forks/East Grand Forks area, is in the home stretch with his sugarbeet harvest. Sugar content is variable and tonnage is over 30 tons per acre. Before the sugarbeet harvest began, Adams finished his…
Farmers Battle to Get Sugarbeets Harvested
Farmers in the northern Red River Valley are pushing to get sugarbeets harvested before cooler temperatures hit. At East Grand Forks, Minnesota, farmer Chris Adams says it was still slow moving on Monday. North of town, the sugarbeets are averaging…
Spring Wheat Struggling Near East Grand Forks, MN
The spring wheat is struggling near East Grand Forks, Minnesota. Adams Family Farm owner Chris Adams will wrap up harvest this week. "Wheat yield is down 30 percent. We had 300 to 400 acres sprouting and 150 acres hardly good…
Dry Beans Being Harvested Near Grand Forks
Grand Forks, North Dakota farmer Chris Adams is harvesting dry beans. Dry bean yields are surprising. "We were expecting that top end to be quite low on them, but all of our specialty varieties like cranberries and kidney beans, they are…
Wheat Harvest Wraps Up, On to Sugarbeets
East Grand Forks, Minnesota farmer Chris Adams finished harvesting wheat Saturday. "I think we lost about 10 bushels off the top end from the heat, but other than that, everything seems to be working pretty well. Quality seems good. I think…
Recent Storms Impact Grand Forks Crops
East Grand Forks, Minnesota farmer Chris Adams says there’s anywhere between three and 20 percent defoliation on some of his dry bean fields thanks to hail storms. "We haven't even gone through our wheat and soybeans yet for damage. We…
