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Above Expectations

Published October 23, 2024

On the whole, the bushels are there with this year’s corn crop. Dekalb Asgrow Technical Agronomist Grant Mehring said yields are 20-to-30 percent above expectations. "That has caused some levels at the elevator and storage level. This is very dry…

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Off the Charts

Published October 10, 2024

With late planting and the cool and wet weather in June and July, a late harvest season was anticipated. "We got that really above average spell of weather in September and October and all of a sudden we were off…

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Cold Imbibitional Chilling=Poor Stand

Published April 15, 2024

Asgrow Dekalb Technical Agronomist Grant Mehring asks farmers to watch the forecast when making their planting plans. "When you have freshly germinated corn and end up with too much rain and the soils cool down, you'll end up with a poor…

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Bushels Are There Despite Drought

Published November 1, 2023

Asgrow Dekalb Technical Agronomist Grant Mehring says most farmers are satisfied with the crop. "It's kind of a tale of two situations. There are some fields that are poor with bad drought, but, by and large, yields are really satisfying…

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Analyzing the Harvest Season for Insight into ’24

Published October 9, 2023

The corn and soybean harvest has been slowed by muddy fields. Dekalb Asgrow Technical Agronomist Grant Mehring is hoping for better conditions this week. When in the combine, there is an opportunity to evaluate conditions for 2024. Mehring said lodged…

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Conditions Vary Across the Region

Published May 19, 2023

Dekalb Asgrow Technical Agronomist Grant Mehring is seeing vast differences in field conditions across the Northern Plains. “On the whole, we’re pretty happy to be making progress and we’re always reminding ourselves we’re way ahead of last year." The wide-ranging…

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Early Season Weed Control Should Not be Ignored

Published April 12, 2023

Just like last year, it will likely be a compacted spring season. Planting took precedence over early spring weed control in 2022 "and I think we learned last year that we kind of regretted not getting more preemergence herbicides on." Dekalb…

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One Chance

Published February 14, 2023

Dekalb-Asgrow Technical Agronomist Grant Mehring says it’s not too early to begin preparing for spring planting. "We're two-to-three months out, but it's not too soon to think about what we're going to plant. I see a lot of farmers in…

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A Big Corn Year

Published November 30, 2022

Going into next year, farmers may want to prepare for possible drought conditions. Dekalb Asgrow Technical Agronomist Grant Mehring believes the easiest way to do that is through your seed choice. "There is a definite trend toward a more droughthy…

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Corn Has Dried Down Quickly

Published October 3, 2022

It was a good weekend for the soybean harvest. Dekalb Asgrow Technical Agronomist Grant Mehring is excited about the soybean yields, especially in the northern Red River Valley. Corn is also starting to come off. "The corn harvest will probably…

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