Articles tagged under: Harvest Hotline
Short on Water Harvesting Silage in TX
Published July 19, 2018
Kansas-based custom harvester Rana Zeller is in Texas cutting silage. "We just finished up a really good run just north of Dallas. It was a pretty good crop. A little short on water. Everyone kind of had a frenzy last week…A Tough Harvest Run
Published July 19, 2018
Ashley, North Dakota custom combiner Shawn Gallagher in harvesting wheat in the Nebraska panhandle. "It has been the best week we've cut on the run so far," says Gallagher. "We've been all running 35 to 60 as bushels to the acre.…South Dakota Elevator Traffic Picks Up
Published July 19, 2018
In Mitchell, South Dakota, CHS Alliance grain merchandiser Terry Nutter says wheat has been slowly coming into the elevator for a week week. "Some of the crop is still pretty green, just not quite ready. Yields are all over the board.…Wet Wheat in NE Colorado
Published July 17, 2018
Kansas-based custom combiner Dane Dolechek says the harvest in northeastern Colorado is being prolonged by wet wheat. "There were many acres lost around here to some pretty severe hailstorms a few weeks ago. The rest of the stuff been pretty good;…Spring Wheat Acres Up in ND
Published July 14, 2018
North Dakota’s spring wheat crop is expected to be 50 percent larger than last year’s drought-impacted crop as yield and acreage are up significantly from last year. USDA forecast harvested acres at 6.5 million, 28 percent more than last year…A Large Spring Wheat Crop Ahead for MN
Published July 13, 2018
In the July USDA Crop Production report, USDA forecast Minnesota’s wheat production at 104 million bushels, 38 percent more that last year and if realized the largest spring wheat crop since 1996. Yield is expected to tie last year’s record…A Much Better SD Wheat Harvest
Published July 12, 2018
Haugen Combining owner Chad Haugen is harvesting winter wheat near Phillip, South Dakota. It’s a much better scenario than last year’s harvest. "This year, it looks like anywhere from 35 to 50 bushels per acre. Some of proteins have been pretty…Wet Fields Continue to Delay Fieldwork in Southern MN
Published July 11, 2018
Minnesota-based custom harvester Dean Karau isn’t participating in the great American wheat harvest this summer. He’s busy taking care of his crop in southern Minnesota. It’s wet. "Up to 35 inches of rain here. Over west of us, farmers got a…A Variable Winter Wheat Crop
Published July 11, 2018
South Dakota-based custom combiner Craig Wolf just finished harvesting wheat in the Pierre, South Dakota area. "There was a lot of wheat that was hailed out here in the Pierre area. The farmers didn't plant a lot of wheat. They went…