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Wheat Quality Council Tour Estimates 43.1 HRSW Yield

Published July 26, 2019

The results are in from this year’s Wheat Quality Council Tour, covering 371 hard red spring wheat and durum fields. The HRSW crop is estimated at 43.1 bushels per acres, a yield increase of just two bushels per acre from…

NCI Holds Pasta Production Course

Published May 2, 2019

The Northern Crops Institute hosted 17 people from four countries during a Pasta Production and Technology Course. The primary focus of the course was on dry, durum-based pasta. Participants learned about ingredient quality and how it impacts pasta processing at…

A Shift in Acres Across Tri-State Region

Published April 1, 2019

Minnesota farmers will be baling more hay this year with acreage projected to increase 23 percent this year. Canola acres are up 20 percent and the amount of ground devoted to sunflowers is down nominally. Minnesota dry edible bean acres…

Field Pea Harvest Underway in North Dakota

Published August 2, 2018

Field pea harvest is underway for Hurdsfield, North Dakota farmer Jeff Mertz. The crop is yielding 35-to-40 bushels per acre. "The poorer areas of the field are a little less. The peas are really dry, but come dusk, conditions do…

HRSW Yields Expected to Increase from 2017

Published July 30, 2018

The Wheat Quality Council's annual hard red spring wheat and durum tour took place July 23-26 in North Dakota, also including portions of South Dakota and Minnesota.The 325 spring wheat fields survey averaged 41.1 bushels per acre, up from 38.1…

HRSW Production Goes Higher

Published July 13, 2018

After reviewing the latest USDA numbers, Agriculture Department Chief Economist Rob Johansson said this is a turnaround year for spring wheat and durum. "We're seeing a pretty good response in both of the Dakotas and Montana." Last year’s drought significantly impacted…

Sugarbeets, Spring Wheat Planting Progress in ND

Published May 7, 2018

North Dakota farmers are making planting progress. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Ag Statistics Service says 20 percent of the spring wheat crop is planted, which is behind last year’s 41 percent complete and the average. Seven percent of durum…

First ‘Saltie’ of the 2018 Season

Published April 12, 2018

The first ‘saltie’ (or ocean vessel) of 2018 has made its way to the Port of Duluth-Superior. From there, the vessel is expected to start loading 21,400 metric tons of durum bound for Algeria at the CHS terminal Monday morning.…

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Wheat Quality Council Tour Estimates 43.1 HRSW Yield

NCI Holds Pasta Production Course

A Shift in Acres Across Tri-State Region

Field Pea Harvest Underway in North Dakota

HRSW Yields Expected to Increase from 2017

HRSW Production Goes Higher

Sugarbeets, Spring Wheat Planting Progress in ND

First ‘Saltie’ of the 2018 Season

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