Articles tagged under: harvest
A Window of Opportunity to Harvest Sugarbeets
Published October 21, 2019
Slowly, but surely, farmers found their way back into sugarbeet fields over the weekend. American Crystal Sugar Company piling stations in most parts of the Red River Valley were able to open and receive sugarbeets. "The middle of the valley…North Dakota Officials Looking at Crop Losses and Flooding Damages
Published October 20, 2019
North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum and Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring will be in Fargo, Grand Forks, Jamestown and Fessenden today. The team will visit these areas to look at damage and losses for federal disaster requests and better understand the…Department of Agriculture: Respect Cropland and Rural Roads
Published October 16, 2019
With the wet conditions and recent snowfall, many acres of unharvested crops remain in fields. The North Dakota Department of Agriculture is reminding everyone to respect those crops and farmland. According to Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring, incidents of snowmobiles driving…Contingency Plan in Place for Sugarbeet Harvest
Published October 16, 2019
Wet fields are challenging sugarbeet harvest. There are some similarities to last year’s harvest near Fisher, Minnesota. "We don't have the frost damage in the sugarbeets, yet. Last year, we had very low temperatures overnight and that froze sugarbeets severely,"…Tough Outlook Ahead for Potatoes
Published October 15, 2019
Northern Plains Potato Growers Association Marketing and Communications Director Ted Kreis says it looks tough for potato growers. "Our growers are hoping to get enough extended dry, windy weather for harvest." Kreis expects to see water damage to the potatoes.…Silage Harvest in Southwest Minnesota Running Nearly a Month Behind
Published October 11, 2019
Farmers and ranchers in southwest Minnesota made progress chopping silage before the latest wet weather hit. Beaver Creek, Minnesota farmer Pete Bakken says this year’s silage harvest is behind by three to four weeks. "North of us, they haven't even…Potato and Sugarbeet Harvest Challenges Arising in the Northern RRV
Published October 7, 2019
Harvest activity has been limited for sugarbeet farmers in the northern Red River Valley this October. Based at Park River, North Dakota, Midwest Consulting owner Dave Svobodny says tonnage, so far, has been good to exceptional. "Sugars have tailed off…Dry Bean Scene
Published October 4, 2019
Like many other crops, dry edible beans have been a headache to harvest this year. The calendar has turned to October and more than half of the crop remains in North Dakota and Minnesota fields. Get the details in the…A Tricky Harvest Forecast
Published October 1, 2019
Nailing down an extended weather pattern for fall harvest is a little harder than usual this season. Nutrien Ag Solutions atmospheric scientist Eric Snodgrass says it has been a very active weather pattern. "The trough we've been seeing persistently on…