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Timely Planting Boosts Crop Development

Published June 6, 2025

CHS Ag Services agronomist Brian Oachs says crops are developing well in the Thief River Falls area. Corn is reaching key growth stages. “A lot of the corn started to get up to that two or three leaf stage, so…

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Spring Planting Full of Surprises

Published June 6, 2025

Crookston, Minnesota area farmer Kevin Capistran says this spring has brought every kind of weather imaginable. “We started off early and it was cold and dry, and then April kind of drug out,” said Capistran. “One day I was planting,…

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Heat Boosts Crop Growth in Northwest Minnesota

Published June 6, 2025

During this week’s Crop Watch stop near Ada, Minnesota, American Sugarbeet Growers Association President Neil Rockstad said planting wrapped up in late April, and crop development is on track. “The sugarbeet stands on my farm are good,” said Rockstad. “I…

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Crops Emerge After Tough Start

Published June 6, 2025

Crops are finally starting to emerge in the Hillsboro, North Dakota area following high winds, extreme heat, and crusting issues that led to some replanting. Ihry Insurance agent Bethany Rentz said conditions are improving. “We had a little bit of…

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Crops Planted into Good Moisture

Published May 21, 2024

It's been a long spring, but Erickson Ag Advantage owner Jonathon Erickson is satisfied with the progress. "We got going on April 10, got rain delays, got back in again on small grains at the end of April and we…

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Crop Watch: Hagert Working on Soybeans

Published May 21, 2024

On Tuesday's Crop Watch broadcast, RRFN caught up with Jared Hagert in the Emerado/Northwood, North Dakota area while he was planting soybeans. "Soil conditions are really good right now," said Hagert. "We have a couple other crops to finish up…

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Not Our First Rodeo

Published May 21, 2024

It was a chilly planting day for Brad Thykeson when RRFN stopped at his Pillsbury, North Dakota farm. "It's flannel shirt weather for sure with that northeast wind, but the beans have to go in the ground and we have…

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Late-Seed Crops Helped by the Recent Moisture

Published June 28, 2023

The recent moisture has been beneficial for Brian Boll's later-planted spring wheat. “In some of the sandier fields, wheat is six inches tall, brown and headed out, but our later-seeded stuff looks pretty good." The soybeans on Boll's Crookston farm…

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Not Counting Out the Wheat

Published June 28, 2023

Despite limited moisture this spring, Red River Sales and Agronomy sales agronomist Leah Johnson is pleased with the crop conditions in the Elbow Lake, Minnesota area. Wheat has seen the most stress this year, but Johnson isn't ready to give…

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Crop Watch: Desperate Need for Rain

Published June 20, 2023

The Red River Farm Network made a stop at Ashley, North Dakota Tuesday for the Crop Watch broadcast. Tony Neu said his crop was in desperate need of rain. "We've had some spotty rain, but the main farm has had…

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