Articles tagged under: Harvest Hotline
Taking Precautions During Harvest
Published November 3, 2022
Cooperstown, North Dakota farmer Scott Tranby wrapped up sunflower harvest with very few mishaps. "I only had one fire at the end; they were 2,000-2,500 pounds to the acre and that was very good considering how dry it was." Numerous…All Maturities Yielded Well
Published November 1, 2022
CHS Ag Services Sales Agronomist Kyle Schafer says the end of harvest is in sight. "Yields are about average, maybe above average in the area, and corn is coming off in good quality." All relative maturity levels have performed. "With…Rain was the Game Changer
Published October 30, 2022
Peever, South Dakota farmer Louie Nigg is finished with harvest. "We had no mud and no moisture during harvest, but now I wouldn't mind a rain so it can loosen the soil up some and we can start tillage." Nigg…Too Dry
Published October 25, 2022
Minot, North Dakota farmer Chad Rubbleke finished up harvest a few weeks ago. The soybeans finished below his expectations. "They looked good all year, but we never got any moisture so they ended up about average." Rubbleke's plan for fall…An Intense Beet Harvest Season
Published October 25, 2022
American Crystal Sugar Company General Agronomist Joe Hastings says it was a compact sugarbeet harvest campaign. "We had some heat and some frost, but overall, it was a dry harvest," said Hastings. "We have harvested the most tons we've ever…Three Freezes and a Warm Spell
Published October 25, 2022
Three hard freeze events showed down the harvest for Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative. Vice President of Agriculture Todd Geselius says that was followed by temperatures close to 80 degrees. "We're estimating 26.6 tons and sugar content is around 17.4,"…Outstanding Sugar Content
Published October 24, 2022
Minn-Dak Farmers' Cooperative Vice President of Agriculture Mike Metzger says the sugarbeet yields came in lower than expected. "Even though yield is light for us, quality is absolutely outstanding. Our sugar content is going to finish over 19 percent and…Rain Interrupts Harvest
Published October 24, 2022
Showers graced parts of North Dakota on Sunday night. Burleigh County, North Dakota farmer Clark Coleman says the rain slowed down harvest. "We're jumping back and forth between harvesting sunflowers and corn. We got about a half an inch of…Pretty Respectable Yields
Published October 21, 2022
Kris Folland farms near Halma, Minnesota and is still plucking away at soybeans. "We've had some wet weather here where we got behind. We're probably about 70 percent done, but still have hundreds of acres to go." Folland describes the…