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Strong Soil Moisture Sets Up Northern Plains for Spring Planting

Published March 16, 2026

It’s still looks like winter outside but with each passing day planting season draws nearer. DEKALB Asgrow Technical Agronomist Derek Pruitt says farmers should be ready for the opportunities when they come their way. "We just need to stick to…

White Mold Cuts Into Soybean Yields Across RRV

Published October 10, 2025

Asgrow DEKALB Technical Agronomist Derek Pruitt says soybean harvest in the Red River Valley is moving along nicely. "Yields are looking pretty good," said Pruitt. "The main thing that I'm hearing is that we definitely had some white mold issues;…

Good Yields Across Most Crops This Year

Published November 14, 2024

The Red River Valley had a pretty decent harvest this year. “It looked a little rough to get going, but it turned out really quite well,” says Derek Pruitt, technical product agronomist, Dekalb Asgrow. “And I'd say not just on…

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‘Cautiously Optimistic’

Published September 7, 2023

Asgrow/Dekalb Technical Agronomist Derek Pruitt likes where this crop is sitting going into harvest. It may be an average soybean crop, but Pruitt expects more from the corn. "I'm cautiously optimistic, it'll be fun to see what results we get…

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A Fortunate Fall

Published November 9, 2022

Asgrow Dekalb Technical Agronomist Derek Pruitt says farmers in his trade area had a very good harvest. "For as much as we preach the best practices to increase yields, like early planting, that didn't hold up this year; we were…

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Minimal Frost Damage

Published September 23, 2022

Most of the crop will not be affected by last week's cold temperatures. "There's still some pretty green beans out there, but I think for the most part on soybeans, we're looking okay," said Derek Pruitt, technical agronomist, Dekalb Asgrow.…

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Be Strategic as Corn and Soybean Harvest Coincide

Published September 25, 2021

Soybean and corn harvest may happen at the same time this year. Asgrow Dekalb Technical Agronomist Derek Pruitt says farmers will need to harvest whichever crop is at most risk. "The name of the game is variability. There's so much…

Corn Drying Down Nicely in the Northern Plains

Published October 2, 2020

Dekalb Asgrow Technical Agronomist Derek Pruitt says the corn is drying down nicely in the Northern Plains. The agronomist reminds farmers to be aware of standability with reports of some of the early varieties already under 20 percent moisture. "Generally…

Heavy Rains Cause Some Crop Loss

Published July 13, 2020

Asgrow DEKALB Technical Agronomist Derek Pruitt expects some crop loss following heavy rains and ponding. "There's not a whole lot you can do in some cases. A little bit of nitrogen for the corn could help," says Pruitt. "If the…

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Strong Soil Moisture Sets Up Northern Plains for Spring Planting

White Mold Cuts Into Soybean Yields Across RRV

Good Yields Across Most Crops This Year

‘Cautiously Optimistic’

A Fortunate Fall

Minimal Frost Damage

Be Strategic as Corn and Soybean Harvest Coincide

Corn Drying Down Nicely in the Northern Plains

Heavy Rains Cause Some Crop Loss

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