Articles tagged under: harvest
A Decent SD Winter Wheat Crop
Published July 19, 2020
Dakota Mill and Grain Grain Marketing Manager Jerry Cope says winter wheat harvest got started in southern South Dakota last week and the quality of the early crop is good. "Local farmers were nervous on the test weight and what…A Decent SD Winter Wheat Crop Expected
Published July 19, 2020
South Dakota's winter wheat harvest started about one week ago. South Dakota Wheat Commission Executive Director Reid Christopherson is expecting a decent crop. "If we can continue to dodge hail threats, we've had some vulnerability to severe weather threats in…ND Winter Wheat Harvest Begins
Published July 19, 2020
Hazen, North Dakota farmer John Weinand is harvesting winter wheat. Dry conditions for much of the spring made this a variable crop. "We had the driest six months on record from January until the end of June. The rain finally…Winter Wheat Harvest Rolls Along in Pierre, SD
Published July 17, 2020
Miles Harvesting owner Derek Miles is harvesting winter wheat south of Pierre, South Dakota. "The wheat is doing well, averaging 65 to 75 bushels an acre. It's been a 63 to 64 pound test weight and protein is lower, in…KS and NE Wheat Harvests are Average to Hit and Miss
Published July 13, 2020
Iowa-based custom combiner Paul Paplow finished up the harvest in the Colby, Kansas and Ogallala, Nebraska areas last week. "In Kansas, it was a pretty average harvest from from a 40 bushel yield with a test weight ranging from 55…The Late, Tough ND Corn Harvest Continues
Published June 17, 2020
Farmers in Barnes County, North Dakota continue to harvest the 2019 corn crop. According to NDSU Extension Agent Randy Grueneich, farmers are progressing, but equipment is getting stuck and the recent storms knocked down some stalks. "The gifts from 2019…USDA Releases Re-Survey Data on 2019 ND Production
Published June 11, 2020
Based on updated information from a re-survey of North Dakota farmers in May, USDA’s National Ag Statistics Service estimates North Dakota 2019 corn production at 410 million bushels, down nine percent from 2018. The corn yield is estimated at 131…Farmers Endure Muddy Conditions as Fieldwork Begins
Published April 29, 2020
Fields are still muddy as area farmers begin planting. "We're planting wheat and picking our fields here and there," said Jim Bahm, a farmer from New Salem, North Dakota. "Some of it is black stubble and some of it is…Analysts Shift Focus to U.S. Planting
Published March 31, 2020
Now that the USDA Quarterly Stocks and Planting Intentions reports are released, Martinson Ag Risk Management president Randy Martinson says analysts are shifting their focus to U.S. planting conditions. "Our focus is shifting from South America to North America." Martinson…