Articles tagged under: Harvest Hotline

An Early Harvest at Crookston

Published October 10, 2023

Crookston, Minnesota farmer Kevin Capistran wrapped up his corn and soybean harvest already. Soybeans were off during the week of the Big Iron Farm Show on September 13. “That’s about as early as early as I’ve ever finished up soybeans,…
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Warm Days Push the Corn Clock Ahead

Published October 6, 2023

Wyffels Hybrids Agronomy Manager Jared Goplin says crop conditions vary widely across his territory in Minnesota, Iowa, and parts of South Dakota. "I've talked to people who are planning to finish corn before moving into soybeans, which is pretty rare,…
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On Again, Off Again Harvest Progress

Published October 6, 2023

An early rain event put a halt on harvest progress in parts of South Dakota. Colton, South Dakota farmer Jeff Thompson is trying to finish up soybean harvest this week. "The sandier soils were almost at average yields, but the…
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Fighting Rain

Published October 5, 2023

Soybean harvest across the region has been slow. Peterson Farms Seed lead agronomist Rick Swenson says everyone is fighting the rain. "You get a half a day of combining here, with a couple days on and a couple days off." …
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Rains Pump the Brakes on Harvest

Published October 5, 2023

Rain slowed the harvest in northwestern Minnesota, but Kris Folland is pleased with his progress with the soybeans. "We're half-done with soybeans, so that's about two weeks ahead." Folland, who farms at Halma, says the corn crop looks decent. "There's…
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Stressed Corn Lowers Yield Expectations

Published October 4, 2023

Dave Ellens farms near Madison, South Dakota and just finished up soybean harvest. "I think they were ten bushels better than we were expecting. In our area, we have heavy enough soil that when we caught a big rain in…
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Heat Sets Back SD Soybean Crop

Published October 4, 2023

Kevin Deinert, who farms at Mount Vernon, South Dakota, has moved onto dryland corn after finishing up silage and earlage. "Yields have been all over the board with some disappointing fields, but then a few miles away there's some really…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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