Articles tagged under: crop watch
Dry Conditions Near Britton, SD
Published June 13, 2018
Crop emergence has been spotty in a fields near the Britton, South Dakota area. DuWayne Bosse says it’s been dry. "We didn't get that rain right after we planted, which normally corrects some mistakes. There's a few areas that you can…Uneven Corn Emergence in SD
Published June 13, 2018
West of Britton, South Dakota, dry weather caused some uneven corn emergence for Kurt Zuhlke. "Corn has some of the worst stands we've seen in a quite a while here, but we've got places where the corn has five leaves…Wahpeton Farmers Grateful for Rain
Published June 6, 2018
Farmers in the Wahpeton, North Dakota area are grateful for recent rains. That's according to Kris Tedrow of Crop Production Services. "This last weekend, we got the million dollar rain. Before that, the fields were very dry," says Tedrow. "Some…A Million Dollar Rain for Barnesville Farmers
Published June 6, 2018
Barnesville, Minnesota farmer Jake Thompson is happy with his crop. When RRFN visited the farm Tuesday for Crop Watch, the region received rain. "A lot of farmers prefer to call it the million dollar rain. I think it did help…Wolverton, MN Crops Looking Better
Published June 6, 2018
In the Wolverton, Minnesota area, farmer Jay Nord says things are looking better after the recent rain. "It should fill in the gaps that we're missing and some of the soybeans that germinated right there trying to come up." The lack…Crop Watch Recap
Published June 6, 2018
The Red River Farm Network brings reports from the fields every Tuesday at 12:37 p.m. during Crop Watch. Recently, Randy Koenen made stops in Minnesota near Barnesville and Wolverton and in North Dakota near Wahpeton. Listen to the entire Crop…Crop Watch
Published May 30, 2018
The Red River Farm Network brings reports from the fields every Tuesday at 12:37 p.m. during Crop Watch. Recently, Randy Koenen made stops in North Dakota, near Larimore, Lakota and Devils Lake. Listen to the entire Crop Watch segment and take…Planting Nears Completion, Spraying Next
Published May 29, 2018
Tronson Grain’s Mark Peterson says planting is all but finished in the Lakota, North Dakota location. "Most farmers are finishing up the small grains. There's not many soybeans left to go in. I think about a little bit of dry…Crops Developing Fast Near Webster, ND
Published May 29, 2018
In the Webster, North Dakota area, WinField United agronomist Jason Hanson says the crops are developing fast. "Wheat and barley seeded early are around the four or four and a half leaf stage right now," says Hanson. "Some later seeded…