Articles tagged under: crop watch
Crop Watch: Halma, MN Farmer Starting Fieldwork
Published April 24, 2018
In northwest Minnesota, Halma, Minnesota farmer Kris Folland has spread fertilizer and started seeding. Folland adds conditions are changing by the hour and day, but there is still quite a bit of frost. "Some of the tile lines have not…Crop Watch: Waiting for SD Fields to Dry Out
Published April 24, 2018
Andover, South Dakota farmer John Horter is waiting for fields to dry out. "With the rain we've been getting, I don't think there will be any work this week. Fence and tree lines are still wet where the snow laid."…Crop Watch: Farmers Busy in Iowa
Published April 24, 2018
Summit Commodities market analyst Tomm Pfitzenmaier says there are a lot of planters running along the I-80 corridor east of Des Moines. "It surprised me, and those who weren't planting were doing field work," says Pfitzenmaier. "I would guess by…Still Time to Plant Spring Wheat
Published April 17, 2018
University of Minnesota Extension Small Grains Specialist Jochum Wiersma says the recommendation for increasing plant populations does not start until May 1. “We’re not entering the timeline yet where we have to start increasing. By the time we get to…