Articles tagged under: Harvest Hotline
Sugar Content Makes up for Lost Tonnage
Published October 21, 2022
Sugarbeet harvest at Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative will likely finish the harvest this week. "It looks like we'll be at about 26.5 tons and about 17.5 sugar content average," said Todd Geselius, vice president of agriculture. "The tonnage isn't…Working on Corn and Flowers
Published October 21, 2022
In northwestern North Dakota, Dakota Agronomy Partners agronomy sales representative Jenna Whalen says the small grains and canola are done and the end of the soybean harvest is in sight. "It's basically corn and sunflowers left." Whalen says most yields…‘Wild’ Harvest Week in Southern RRV
Published October 21, 2022
CHS Country Operations Key Agronomy Specialist Jon Stabler expects rapid corn harvest progress this week. Logistical challenges could slow harvest a bit. "Some issues with trains at this point might slow corn harvest a little bit. I'm sure a lot…Oahe Harvest Rolling Along
Published October 21, 2022
Oahe Grain, General Manager Tim Luken says harvest is rolling right along in the Onida, South Dakota area. "We're kind of dumping a little bit of milo, sunflowers, and corn, but soybeans are all wrapped up. Corn yields around here…ACSC Sugarbeet Harvest Coming to an End
Published October 20, 2022
American Crystal Sugar Company General Agronomist Joe Hastings says the co-op has had shutdowns due to heat and freezing temps during the same week. Hastings remains happy with harvest. "The daily sugar content has been great, probably around that 19…Facing a Storage Shortage at Harvest
Published October 20, 2022
The derecho that swept through the Dakotas and Minnesota May 15th spread debris and damage throughout the region. Salem, South Dakota farmer Dawn Scheier was forced to replant all but one field. Scheier is now dealing with a shortage of…Beets Exceed Expectations
Published October 15, 2022
At Crookston, Minnesota, Kevin Capistran has his sugarbeets in the pile. "Versus historical averages, we probably had better sugar content and yields, but given planting circumstances it's pretty amazing what that plant did this year."High Protein Content, High Test Weights
Published July 24, 2022
This year’s winter wheat crop had a tough start in South Dakota, but the quality of is better than expected. "Right away this spring I think people wondered if there would be much of a crop, until we started catching…Wheat and Canola Harvest Happening Near Berthold, ND
Published August 22, 2021
Kansas based custom harvester Mike Dolechek is harvesting in the Carpio and Berthold, North Dakota areas. "We picked up extra work and will make a decent run out of it." Dolechek says the wheat crop has been decent. "We got…