Articles tagged under: Harvest Hotline
An Above Average Soybean Crop Near Erskine, MN
Published September 22, 2023
Erskine, Minnesota farmer Brady Lee says the soybean harvest is off to a good start. “Weather was good and we were able to keep rolling so we got about half done with soybean harvest.” Yields are well above average. “It…Sugarbeet Pre-Pile Continues
Published September 22, 2023
American Crystal Sugar Company General Agronomist Joe Hastings says the sugarbeet crop this year looks fantastic, both despite and because of scarce moisture. “The root hasn’t had a lot of exposure to root rot disease, so we’re fortunate that way…On-Farm Research
Published September 22, 2023
Minnesota Wheat Vice President of Research Melissa Carlson says data collection continues from this year's research trials. Wheat plots are wrapped up, but soybeans, corn and sunflowers are still in the field. We’re still working on getting all of our…Combines in Different Zip Codes
Published September 21, 2023
Bowden, North Dakota custom harvester Mychal Neumiller has combines in several North Dakota locations, including Hazelton, New England, West Hope and Wilton. Most of the machines are going on canola and wheat with soybeans coming soon. Much of the wheat…Bigger Kernels, Bigger Yield?
Published September 21, 2023
Wishek, North Dakota farmer Taylor Ketterling is working on silage right now, but overall, his corn crop looks to be on the drier side. "It's more mature than you think because we had more GDU's." According to Ketterling, kernel size…SD Soybeans Better Than Expected
Published September 20, 2023
Roy E. Abbott Futures President Roy Abbott is hearing reports of decent soybean yields in South Dakota. "We've got some people that were disappointed earlier with 35-to-40 (bushel per acre) yielding beans, but the later fields are yielding in the…Soybeans Starting to Turn
Published September 20, 2023
Carrington, North Dakota farmer Caylor Rosenau expects the soybean harvest to be going full throttle in a week-to-ten days. The corn crop perked up after August rains. "I picked a few ears and it's got about a quarter to milkline…Canola Crunch-Time
Published September 20, 2023
According to Northern Canola Growers Association Executive Director Barry Coleman, yields are higher than expected. "The crop conditions for canola actually improved in the last week which is surprising." Harvest is pretty much wrapped up in southwestern North Dakota. "They're…Harvesters on the Move
Published September 19, 2023
U.S. Custom Harvesters President David Misener is wrapping up his North Dakota harvest schedule in the Rolla area. "We got started on canola and that's been pretty darn nice, close to that 25 pounds." Misener plans to begin fall row crop…