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NCI Hosts Weather Update Webinar

Published June 27, 2022

The Northern Crops Institute is hosting its Market Update-Weather Edition webinar on Wednesday. The webinar will focaus on the three-month weather outlook with Daryl Ritchison, director, North Dakota Agricultural Weather Network. Ritchison will discuss domestic and foreign conditions. This webinar…

Moisture Benefit is Less Than Expected

Published April 18, 2022

NDAWN Director Daryl Ritchison says farmers and ranchers in western North Dakota may not have received as much moisture where they wanted in last week’s spring blizzard due to the windy conditions. "I have more than 50 weather cameras in…

Ritchison Sees Dry Summer Ahead

Published February 18, 2022

Slightly warmer and slightly drier-than-average; that's the spring and summer outlook from North Dakota Agricultural Weather Network Director Daryl Ritchison. "I think it'll be a situation where we start out pretty good because of last fall's rain, but then things…

Soil Moisture Improved in Last Quarter for North Dakota

Published December 11, 2021

Soil moisture is above average in much of the Dakotas and Minnesota heading into 2022. "We had a lot of rain in early September, took a bit of a break and then, had incredible rains in October. Many folks had…

Dry Bean Scene

Published October 10, 2021

Farmers are trying to wrap up dry bean harvest, but the lack of a hard frost is making for tough cutting conditions. Hear more from Rock and Roll Agronomy owner Jason Hanson and North Dakota Agricultural Weather Network Director Daryl…

Dry Bean Scene

Published June 4, 2021

Mother Nature turned up the heat this past week following freezing temperatures the week prior. Hear more from North Dakota Agricultural Weather Network Director Daryl Ritchison in the Dry Bean Scene. This radio update is made possible by the Northarvest…

#4 Story of 2020: The 2019 Harvest Extends Into 2020

Published December 30, 2020

The number four top story of 2020 is Northern Plains weather. The region went from one of the wettest harvest seasons on record with much of the harvest done in the spring, to one of the driest growing seasons. NDAWN…

Virtual Prairie Grains Conference Takes Place Thursday

Published December 7, 2020

The Prairie Grains Conference will be held virtually this Thursday, December 10. Speakers in the line-up include NDAWN Director and Meteorologist Daryl Ritchison, American Farm Bureau Federation Chief Economist John Newton and Chief Ag Negotiator at the Office of the…

Dryness in the Northern Plains is a Lingering Concern

Published November 16, 2020

There are already lingering concerns about persistent dryness in the Northern Plains. The winter months tend to be dry, even though they are often thought of as wet because of snow. "The Dakotas and Minnesota only average about two-to-three inches…

NDAWN Granted $6.4M for Weather Station Updates

Published October 6, 2020

The North Dakota Agricultural Weather Network (NDAWN) has received a $6.4 million grant from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. These funds will be used to modify existing weather stations and build new stations across the state. “The one climate…

Articles tagged under: Daryl Ritchison

NCI Hosts Weather Update Webinar

Moisture Benefit is Less Than Expected

Ritchison Sees Dry Summer Ahead

Soil Moisture Improved in Last Quarter for North Dakota

Dry Bean Scene

Dry Bean Scene

#4 Story of 2020: The 2019 Harvest Extends Into 2020

Virtual Prairie Grains Conference Takes Place Thursday

Dryness in the Northern Plains is a Lingering Concern

NDAWN Granted $6.4M for Weather Station Updates

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