Articles tagged under: Harvest Hotline
Hoping for More Surprises
Published September 19, 2023
The sugarbeet pre-pile harvest is wrapped up for James Nelson, who farms near Moorhead, Minnesota and serves on the board of directors for the Red River Valley Sugarbeet Growers Association. Small grain harvest was a surprise. “We walked wheat fields…Bean Harvest ‘All Over the Board’
Published September 18, 2023
Page, North Dakota farmer Jim Thompson is working finishing the harvest of his black beans. Thompson said the timing of the dry bean harvest is all over the board with the local crop in all stages of maturity. Soybean harvest…Silage Harvest Moving Quickly
Published September 18, 2023
Kelly VonWahlde says silage chopping is underway for her family’s Clay County, Minnesota dairy farm. Some corn being harvested for silage has seen drought stress and the crop is variable. “For silage, moisture is mostly hanging in there, but there…Early Harvest Near Stephen, MN
Published September 18, 2023
On his farm near Stephen, Minnesota, Peter Hvidsten is impressed with early crop yields despite a lack of rain in his area. Wheat and dry beans were better than expected. The soybean harvest is early and corn is in various…Dry Bean Harvest Stretches Out
Published September 17, 2023
Weather has slowed the dry bean harvest. "We've had a couple showers, fog and cloudy days." said Dean Nelson, Hatton location manager, Kelley Bean Company. Nelson reports the pinto bean harvest is about 75 percent done and black beans are…Soybean Harvest Right Around the Corner
Published September 8, 2023
Chris Brossart wrapped up the small grain harvest near Wolfard, North Dakota and is waiting on soybeans and canola. "Barley was better than expected and right around an average yield." Soybean harvest isn’t far off for Brossart. "We actually combined…Corn Harvest Imminent in Southern SD
Published September 7, 2023
The corn harvest is just a matter of days away in the Winner, South Dakota area. Trent Kubik was expecting a really good crop until heat stress bumped a few bushels. "I still think we'll have an above-average crop even…‘Variability’ is Name of the Game for 2023 Harvest
Published September 7, 2023
NDSU Extension Small Grain & Corn Agronomist Claire Keene says the corn crop is all over the board, depending on where the rain cloud landed. "High variability is the name of the game. There are really good and really poor…Ready or Not, Harvest is Here
Published September 7, 2023
Peterson Farms Seed Territory Manager Paul Bromley says the north-central part of North Dakota has crops on both sides of the yield curve. "The growing conditions have been all over the board. The rains were so unbelievably spotty, so the…