Articles tagged under: Harvest Hotline
D3 Drought Hurts Crop in SE MN
Published October 3, 2023
New Minnesota Corn Growers Association President Dana Allen-Tully farms with her parents and brother near Rochester, Minnesota. Allen-Tully says this year’s D-3 drought has taken its toll on the crops. "We've been in a drought since the second week of…Mid-Plains Harvest Results Vary
Published October 3, 2023
Holdrege, Nebraska-based custom harvester J.C. Schemper has a crew harvesting corn in Kansas. "We've seen some 50–to-60-bushel dryland up to 100 bushels and some irrigated land that was 120-to-200 bushels." Schemper finished his North Dakota harvest in mid-September. "We saw…An Average Soybean Crop
Published October 3, 2023
According to Northwood Equity Elevator Manager Scott Ostlie, soybean harvest progress has been slowed by heavy morning dews. "In a nutshell, I think we can call this an average crop." The small grain harvest exceeded expectations, but Ostlie is seeing…Heat Helping Soybeans get Harvested
Published October 3, 2023
Alton Grain Terminal, Grain Department Manager Cory Tryan says Sunday’s heat allowed the soybean harvest pace to pick up. "We're finally seeing some moisture coming in around the 13 percent range whereas before it was around that 14-15 percent range."…Great Conditions for Potato Harvest
Published October 2, 2023
According to Karlstad, Minnesota farmer Justin Dagen, harvest has been stop-and-go with frequent rains. Rain totals from May through August was below normal, but crops have done well. “Our farm received approximately 55 percent of normal precipitation, but it came…Harvest Progress Made in Ada, Minnesota Area
Published October 2, 2023
The sugarbeet pre-pile harvest continues for Rebecca Sip near Ada, Minnesota. The soybean crop has been uneven. “When you’re combining, there’s some green in with the soybeans, but the soybeans themselves can be at like ten percent moisture.” Corn harvest…Corn and Soybean Harvest in East Grand Forks
Published October 2, 2023
The corn crop has been variable for East Grand Forks, Minnesota farmer Matthew Krueger. “We’re seeing yield swings of almost 50 to 200 which is a pretty big range that we normally wouldn’t see.” There have been stand issues on…Monango Soybean Crop Recovers Dry Start
Published October 2, 2023
Monango, North Dakota farmer Mark Wagner is just starting his soybean harvest and the crop looks promising. “We had some late emergence that never came up until we got rain at the end of June, but they seem to have…Corn Drying Issue Caused By Drought
Published October 1, 2023
Red River Sales and Agronomy Pioneer sales agronomist Leah Johnson says corn coming off the field near Elbow Lake, Minnesota is just under 20 percent moisture. While corn grain quality looks great, there could be a challenge drying it down.…