Dried Down
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…
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Full Harvest Campaign Starts for American Crystal
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
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
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
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
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
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
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…
Good Quality Navy Beans
Buffalo, North Dakota farmer Randy Melvin was hauling in loads of navy beans to the elevator this week.The navies have been better than expected. "The quality looks great. Moisture ranges from 15-to-17 percent." It will be a few more weeks…
Sugarbeet Harvest Campaign Delayed
Pre-pile sugarbeet harvest started a week ago for East Grand Forks, Minnesota farmer David Thompson. "It's been going well so far." Sugar content was described as "okay" ahead of the full sugarbeet harvest campaign. That effort was scheduled to begin…
