Articles tagged under: harvest

Big Bean Crop Follows a Wet Start

Published November 8, 2024

This year's soybean crop made a major reversal after early rains had many farmers scrambling for replants. "The soybeans were awesome this year," said Rock and Roll Agronomy owner Jason Hanson. "We had probably one of our biggest soybean crops…

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Working Through Harvest Delays

Published November 1, 2024

For Dazey, North Dakota farmer Justin Sherlock, harvest is approaching the finish line. "We've had some delays to our corn harvest. It went really well early on, but there were lots of breakdowns." There are numerous reports of better-than-expected corn…

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A Successful Harvest

Published October 29, 2024

The weather has cooperated and Wimbledon, North Dakota farmer Mike Clemens has parked the combine. Clemens' soybeans came in better than he had hoped. "We started early on the soybeans and it was tough, but they turned out amazing," said…

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Ahead of Schedule

Published October 29, 2024

Shayne Isane, who farms at Badger, Minnesota, is finished with harvest. "We're very pleased to be done this early in the year. Normally, corn can go several weeks later but it's good that we have things wrapped up." Yields came…

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Working on Sunflowers

Published October 25, 2024

Regent, North Dakota farmer Josh Greff says his corn turned out well. "Considering we haven't had rain since early August, we were afraid our corn was going to be really light, but it was actually a good weight and pretty…

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One of the Better Corn Crops in Years

Published October 25, 2024

Jamestown, North Dakota’s Terry Wanzek has finished harvesting soybeans and pinto beans. "We had a few fields that didn't do that well, but it was mostly from the hail." In the soybean fields spared by the hail, yields ranged from…

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Ideal Weather Leads to Record Canola Production

Published October 25, 2024

Northern Canola Growers Association Executive Director Barry Coleman says the harvest conditions were almost perfect. "There was some late canola that got hit by excessively high winds in early October so that wasn't good for growers getting hit by that,…

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Crop Shows Promise Despite Weather Woes

Published October 25, 2024

Wishek, North Dakota farmer Adam Bettenhausen is finished with his harvest. "The top end came off with the finish we had, but all in all, I can't complain. We had a really wet spring and a wet summer, but just…

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Soybeans Shine, Canola Yields Solid

Published October 18, 2024

Kennedy, Minnesota farmer Rob Rynning has parked the combine for the year. "The soybeans were better than we thought; we were thinking maybe mid-30s and they ended up over 40 (bushels per acre)," said Rynning. "The canola was also good.…

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Late-Season Dryness Influences Harvest

Published October 18, 2024

Chad Ulmer, who farms at Fullerton, North Dakota, is at the halfway point for his corn harvest. "The yield's exceptional but it's pretty dry." Ulmer said the soybeans needed one more shot of rain in late August. "Everyone thought that…

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