Articles tagged under: corn

Pinto Bean Yields Disappoint

Published October 8, 2025

Harvest continues across central North Dakota as farmers move from pinto beans to soybeans and corn. Bremen farmer Donny Allmaras says disease and wet conditions hurt dry bean yields this season. “Pinto beans were very, very poor on average," said…

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Waiting on Corn

Published October 6, 2025

5L Custom Harvesting just finished up soybean harvest at Harrold, South Dakota. "Our average was 65 bushels (per acre), which is really good for the area," reports owner Josh Lennox. "We've actually been begging for some rain just to get…

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Studying Smoke Impact

Published October 5, 2025

Canadian wildfire smoke may have played a larger role in this year’s crop outcomes than first thought. Peterson Farms Seed Lead Agronomist Rick Swenson says more study is needed. Smoke and ozone levels can interfere with photosynthesis and cause stress…

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Wet Weekend Sidelines Combines in Devils Lake Region

Published October 5, 2025

Harvest has stalled in the Devils Lake region after an inch-and-a-half rain hit the region over the weekend. Rock and Roll Agronomy owner Jason Hanson says frost damage also caused some setbacks. “We experienced some rejection of dry beans due…

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Bosse: Too Much Rain Creates Variability in Beans

Published October 1, 2025

DuWayne Bosse is in the middle of soybean harvest and says they’re looking at about an average crop this year. "There's a lot of variability in this crop. We just had too much rain this year, too many drown-out spots."…

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Corn Needs Time

Published September 26, 2025

Farmers are in a holding pattern in the Fullerton, North Dakota area while waiting for the crops to finish. Chad Ulmer says the corn needs time. "The extra heat that we're going to be getting on the corn is going…

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Hoping for a Dry October to Finish Harvest

Published September 26, 2025

At Niagara, North Dakota, Randy Schaley is waiting for the crops to mature. "Our soybeans are dropping a lot of leaves, and the corn could use more good weather like we had this week to get us to the finish…

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No Complaints

Published September 26, 2025

The soybean harvest at Perley, Minnesota, is underway. "The fields look pretty good," said Bryan Hest. "We've done a few counts, and I never trust those really, but it looks like it could be a good average crop." The weather…

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Beets and Beans Will be Ready at the Same Time

Published September 23, 2025

Craig Olson is pleased with his sugarbeet crop in the Colfax, North Dakota area. "Our sugar, when we harvested earlier (during pre-pile) was pretty good for the first part of September so, hopefully the sun will get the quality up…

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Dry Bean Yields Fall Short of Expectations

Published September 23, 2025

At Emerado, North Dakota, Shane Sand says more time is needed for his corn and soybeans to mature "which is fine because sugarbeet harvest started this week." Dry edible bean yields thave been disappointing. "It looked massive, like 3,000- plus…

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