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A Decent Planting Window Ahead for Northern Plains

Published April 29, 2020

There is a good planting window going forward, but it will not be completely dry for the Northern Plains. "What I don't see are the big systems that would take us out of the fields for days, cause major flooding…
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Prepare Rural Wells for Spring Flooding

Published March 16, 2020

NDSU Extension agricultural engineer Tom Scherer is advising farmers and rural property owners whose wells are in flood prone areas to prepare for melt and flooding. Scherer says it’s better to protect the well before flood events than clean it…
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Handle Flooded Fields Separately at Harvest

Published October 15, 2019

As farmers wait for snow to melt and water to run off fields, University of Minnesota Extension soybean agronomist Seth Naeve says flooded fields need to handled separately. Naeve says the big concern is the soybean pods that have been…
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Flooding Impacts NE, IA and SD Ethanol Movement

Published March 26, 2019

The flood waters that caused transportation and rail delays for ethanol producers in Nebraska, Iowa and South Dakota are receding, but there are still transportation challenges ahead. Southwest Iowa Renewable Energy (SIRE) CEO Mike Jerke, based in Council Bluffs, Iowa,…
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Flooding Impacts Corn Demand

Published March 25, 2019

China purchased about 300,000 tonnes of corn Friday, underpinning the corn market, but Advance Trading Ag Risk Management Advisor Tommy Grisafi says weather and flooding is impacting corn demand. "Customers are bulled up on corn, because they hear there's corn…
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A Slow Thaw Begins in the Red River Basin

Published March 24, 2019

The snow pack is starting to melt in the Red River Basin and so far, it's considered a slow thaw. Grand Forks-based National Weather Service Warning Coordination Meteorologist Greg Gust is hopeful the big runoff will be delayed. "Even if…
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Flood Resources for SD Farmers and Ranchers

Published March 19, 2019

South Dakota crop and livestock producers are cleaning up from the recent flood and blizzard events. In response, South Dakota State University Extension has compiled a variety of resources for those farmers and ranchers. The National Weather Service is calling…
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