Articles tagged under: Harvest Hotline
Field Pea Harvest Underway in North Dakota
Published August 2, 2018
Field pea harvest is underway for Hurdsfield, North Dakota farmer Jeff Mertz. The crop is yielding 35-to-40 bushels per acre. "The poorer areas of the field are a little less. The peas are really dry, but come dusk, conditions do…Wheat Harvest Close
Published August 2, 2018
Wheat harvest is still about one week away in north central North Dakota. Dakota Agronomy Partners, Glenburn location agronomist Matthew Drader is desiccating wheat. "We started desiccating last weekend. Mostly just doing borders and the bad kochia spot. Seems like they're…Wheat Harvest Begins Near Fisher, MN
Published August 2, 2018
Fisher, Minnesota farmer Curt Knutson started harvesting wheat on Tuesday. "There are a couple of pieces along the river that were relatively dry from the lack of rain. They weren't so bad (with yields) in the 75-to-80 bushel range. The quality…Barley Harvest Begins
Published August 1, 2018
Dazey, North Dakota farmer Jim Broten has started barley harvest. Broten says the early harvest looks good. "They've taken off about 400-to-500 acres. So far, we're doing quite well. We're very pleased. It's good quality and should make all the malt…Montana Wheat Yielding Better Than 2017
Published July 30, 2018
Evansville, Minnesota based custom harvester Shawn Johnson has a crew harvesting wheat in Wolf Point, Montana. Johnson says the very first yields are coming in around 15-to-20 bushels per acre, which is better than last year. However, it is still…Barley Harvest Beginning in ND
Published July 30, 2018
Harvest has made its way to North Dakota. Manvel, North Dakota customer harvester Tim Buck is back home just in time to take off the barley crop. The first samples were in the mid-14s for moisture. "The barley yields should…Onida, SD Wheat Crop Coming Off
Published July 30, 2018
Oklahoma based custom harvester Greg Thurman is harvesting wheat in the Onida, South Dakota area. About one month ago, the area received heavy wind and hail damage. Thurman says that damage is being reflected in some of the harvested winter…Poor Quality Wheat in Parts of SD
Published July 28, 2018
Langdon, North Dakota custom combiner Jeff Bjornstad is waiting for wheat to dry in the Gettysburg, South Dakota area. Bjornstad says its been a tough harvest. "We haven't got anything that's too great to brag about compared to the last couple…Fields Get Close to Harvest
Published July 26, 2018
The spring wheat and field pea crops in the Ryder, North Dakota area are advancing rapidly. Dakota Agronomy Partners sales agronomist Seth Larson says some fields are getting close. "Some of the early seeded spring wheat, farmers are starting to desiccate…