Articles tagged under: Harvest Hotline

A Waiting Game

Published November 13, 2023

According to Bayer Customer Business Advisor Adam Sip, the last blast of winter weather caused harvest delays in east central North Dakota and west central Minnesota. “I’ve had several plots that have been punted on three or four times. A…

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Working on Corn at Colfax, ND

Published November 12, 2023

Near Colfax, North Dakota, Jared Haverland is close to wrapping up his corn harvest. “Coming into fall, we didn’t know what things were going to look like just because it was so dry, but everything looked very good.” Weather delays…

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A Second Wave of Harvest

Published November 12, 2023

GK Technologies agronomist Sarah Lovas is seeing a second wave of fall field work happen. "Based on how quiet my phone got there for a few days, I kind of thought we were going to be finishing up for the…

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Difficult Dry Down

Published November 12, 2023

U.S. Custom Harvesters Vice President Paul Paplow has crews continuing to pick away at corn harvest along the Iowa/Minnesota border and in South Dakota. “It’s been a challenge to get the corn to dry down out in South Dakota, but…

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Spinning Wheels

Published November 9, 2023

West Central Ag Services grain merchandiser Randy Zimmerman is seeing the harvest advance slowly in the Ulen, Minnesota area. "Wheels started to spin when the snow melted off and some corn was moved this week despite muddy conditions." The corn…

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Harvest Spread Thin

Published November 9, 2023

Pioneer Field Agronomist Kevin Sinner says harvest progress in the southern Red River Valley has been influenced by small rain events. "The soybeans are mostly done. There's a few sunflowers left and about 40-to-50 percent of the corn is still…

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A Frustrating Harvest

Published November 7, 2023

Pioneer Field Agronomist Larry Lunder says harvest has been drug out for a long time, with the snow just adding more frustration for farmers trying to get corn harvested. "Not only is the corn wetter than we'd like in most…

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Chipping Away at Corn Harvest

Published November 6, 2023

BASF Technical Service Representative Ken Deibert says harvest progress is coming along after the snow melted off. "There was quite a bit of progress last week after the snow melted off, but I don't know if sunflowers are quite ready…

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Harvest ‘Pleases’ Farmers

Published November 6, 2023

Pioneer Territory Manager Jerod Hanson says farmers were able to get most of the soybeans harvested before the snow in northern Minnesota. "It took a little pause there, but I would say 95 percent of the beans are harvested. A…

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Late-Season Moisture Could Have Been Used in July/August

Published November 6, 2023

Near Wolverton, Minnesota, Jay Nord wrapped up soybean harvest, but it was a challenge this year. “When it rained on Labor Day, the soybeans decided to start growing again so it was nightmare to get finished and combined.” Nord is…

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