Articles tagged under: harvest
Kansas Harvesters Struggle with Mud
Published July 11, 2023
Harvest conditions in southern Kansas remain dismal. Dean Karau is part of a custom harvesting crew and says the Kiowa area went from drought conditions and less than five inches of rain in the past year to over 30 inches…Dried Down
Published October 12, 2022
Matthew Krueger says the soybeans are dry coming out of the field. "Probably a little too dry at the moment, but there's not much we can do about that." Corn samples are in the 20 percent moisture range. Krueger, East…Full Harvest Campaign Starts for American Crystal
Published October 5, 2022
American Crystal Sugar Company’s full sugarbeet harvest campaign kicked off on Wednesday. At noon, several factory districts went into a heat shutdown for 12 hours. Ada, Minnesota farmer John Brainard feels good about harvest so far. "Tonnage is good, slightly…Unforeseen Soybean Yields
Published October 3, 2022
In the Fergus Falls, Minnesota area, Lance Peterson is plugging away at his soybeans. "Soybean moisture ranges from 11-to-12 percent. There are chewy stems, but things have improved." Yields are decent. "We'll land on either side of 40 bushels per…Sugarbeet Harvest on Hold
Published October 3, 2022
Sugarbeet harvest for American Crystal Sugar Company is tentatively shutdown until midnight Wednesday due to the heat. That's according to general agronomist Joe Hastings. Hastings says daytime temperatures are too warm to allow for the sugarbeets to cool down. "The…Dust is Flying Near Drayton
Published September 30, 2022
CHS Ag Services sales agronomist Josh Sundby says soybean harvest is just beginning in the Drayton, North Dakota area. "Fields around Drayton are pretty darn good." The quality of the wheat crop was variable. "There was some sprouting after the…Great Harvest Conditions
Published September 30, 2022
Colfax, North Dakota farmer Scott Gauslow just started soybean harvest. "It doesn't look too bad. Harvest conditions are great." The corn is maturing. "I hand shelled some (and) the moisture is in the upper 20s. I was nervous the test…An Average Bean Crop
Published September 30, 2022
Stephen, Minnesota farmer Brent Halfmann was working on his dry bean harvest this past week. "We just got started and hope to finish up before sugarbeet harvest. Once that starts, the dry beans will move to the back burner." Halfmann…Favorable Forecast for Fieldwork
Published September 29, 2022
As October begins, World Weather Incorporated Senior Ag Meteorologist Drew Lerner says the Dakotas and Minnesota are still in warm mode. "For a large part of central North America, that's going to be the trend for a good part of…