Articles tagged under: Harvest Hotline

Yields Came Through Despite Dry Conditions

Published November 5, 2023

Cokato, Minnesota farmer Harlan Anderson was happy to get an early start on harvest this year. Yields were surprising for Anderson's alfalfa, corn, soybeans, wheat, and oats. “If this is a dry season and was bad, give me more of…

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Fall Moisture Welcome

Published November 5, 2023

At Warren, Minnesota, Bob Wimpfheimer finished his harvest season and avoided winter weather delays. “We were pretty fortunate early in the season to get decent moisture, but August turned extremely dry.” There was still some field work to be done,…

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Grain Keeps Moving When Combines Stall

Published November 4, 2023

Corn is still standing in the Ulen, Minnesota area. “We did fill up on corn ahead of the storm, but we have trains coming," said Randy Zimmerman, grain merchandiser, West Central Ag Services. "We should be good through mid-November for…

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Harvest Progress Varies in Fergus Falls Area

Published November 4, 2023

Weather has been a challenge in the Fergus Falls area this fall. “There’s still some soybeans that need to be combined yet and they’re definitely damp," said Gaylen Affield. "There’s quite a bit of corn out there, but then again…

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The Waiting Game

Published November 4, 2023

In southwestern North Dakota, harvest is stalled until snow melts off the crop. High yields still wait in the field. Harlan Klien, who farms at Elgin, said this has been the best crop he can remember during his farming career.…

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Where Did The Yield Come From?

Published November 1, 2023

Channel Seed Field Sales Representative Mike Dufault says the harvest in northeast North Dakota and northwest Minnesota needed more time before the snow arrived. “Those standing crops, if we get the right weather, we should be able to go out…

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Solid Sunflower Performance

Published November 1, 2023

Mother Nature slowed down the sunflower harvest with the cold and snow. “Harvest is going to be a little more difficult this year," said John Sandbakken, executive director, National Sunflower Association. "We probably haven’t had a situation like this since…

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Harvest Hiccup

Published October 30, 2023

Only a small amount of snow hit Edgeley, North Dakota farmer Mike Brandenburg's farm, but it was it was very wet. "The snow wasn't so terrible, but the moisture before the snow went into the corn ears and increased the…

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Erickson Recaps Soybean Harvest

Published October 30, 2023

Hallock, Minnesota farmer Kelly Erickson started his soybean harvest  right after he finished small grains. "I was a little disappointed in the soybeans; I thought they looked way better than they yielded, but it must have been so dry that…

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Harvest at a ‘Screeching Halt’

Published October 30, 2023

Oahe Grain Cooperation General Manager Tim Luken says harvest has come to an abrupt stop after less than two inches of snow fell. "It's on top of the sunflower heads and in the corn stalks, so there hasn't been a…

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