Articles tagged under: Erik Younggren
Commodity Prices to Keep the Planters Rolling
Published May 28, 2022
Erik Younggren is finished with his sugarbeets and just starting his spring wheat seeding. There’s a lot of land still underwater that will need time to dry. Regardless, Younggren intends to keep planting. "With the prices where they are, I'd…As 2020 Harvest Wraps Up, MN Farmer Reflects on Long Year
Published October 12, 2020
Hallock, Minnesota farmer Erik Younggren remembers many things from the long 2019 harvest. "I'll never forget the feeling of utter futility. Whatever we tried, there was no end in sight," explains Younggren. "I remember going to combine soybeans on frozen…TransFARMation: Coping with COVID on the Farm
Published August 3, 2020
Coping with coronavirus is a reality for everyone. Hallock, Minnesota farmer Erik Younggren says this pandemic impacts the entire family. "My oldest child is nine years old and the two other girls are six. They haven't seen most of their…Crop Variability Stretches Across MN
Published August 30, 2019
The recent rains are welcome for farmers in Kittson County, Minnesota. It’s been dry. Hallock farmer Erik Younggren says the sugarbeets were drying out and the soybeans were starting to turn yellow. "We've had a good, slow rain. We'd been…Wheat is Starting to Color at Hallock, MN
Published July 27, 2019
The wheat is starting to turn near Hallock, Minnesota. Erik Younggren says harvest will be two to three weeks from now. "It will be an extended harvest," says Younggren. "We had a month-long planting season because of flooding. Harvest will…Trade, Not Aid
Published July 26, 2018
Farmers want trade, not aid. That’s according to Hallock, Minnesota farmer Erik Younggren. "If we slap tariffs on to make our crops more expensive internationally, the customers will probably go with price even if they are our good friends. We need…