Articles tagged under: harvest
ND Barley Harvest Begins
Published August 4, 2022
Barley harvest started August 1 for McClusky, North Dakota farmer Kim Saueressig. The barley yields and quality look good. "We had some samples looked at by our local elevator, not the maltsters yet, but it looks like proteins are low,…Waiting for Spring Wheat to Dry
Published August 3, 2022
Hallock, Minnesota-based custom harvester Rick Sugden is waiting for the spring wheat to dry near Gettysburg, South Dakota. The area has a good winter wheat crop. "It ranges anywhere from 50 to 80 bushels per acre, depending on where the…ND Winter Wheat Harvest Moves Quickly
Published August 3, 2022
Portland, North Dakota farmer Ross Thykeson is wrapping up winter wheat harvest. Harvest started the final week of July. "It's a nice crop; iIt flowered before we got this heat," said Thykeson. "I wish we had more winter wheat." The…A Harvest Report From Winner, SD
Published August 3, 2022
Elk City, Oklahoma-based custom harvester David Misener is finishing up his work on small grains in the Winner, South Dakota area. "The first (oat) field we did was on sandy ground and it was in the 70 bushel per acre…Delayed Harvest Will Get Interesting
Published July 31, 2022
North Dakota Grain Growers Association Executive Director Dan Wogsland says harvesting wheat in late September and in some cases into October will be interesting. "There's no daylight left. It will get interesting, because as we heard, harvest is four to…A Slow Moving Winter Wheat Harvest
Published July 25, 2022
Gettysburg, South Dakota farmer Tregg Cronin says winter wheat harvest is only beginning. "South of us, closer to Onida and Pierre, they've been running one week to 10 days. We keep running into green wheat, but usually that's a good…A Delayed Spring Wheat Harvest
Published July 24, 2022
The spring wheat harvest in the northern tier of South Dakota will likely be delayed two to three more weeks. "Spring wheat got planted later so farmers are still waiting on that," said DuWayne Bosse, market analyst, Bolt Marketing. "It…A Promising ND Winter Wheat Crop
Published July 19, 2022
North Dakota's winter wheat harvest has started. "It's a promising crop; I expect it to be above average this year," said John Weinand, who farms at Hazen. "The only issue we had within wheat are small areas of the field…Ready for Harvest
Published July 9, 2022
Winter wheat harvest is fast approaching in the Northern Plains. "We're starting to see some fields very well turned, a nice golden color," said Reid Christopherson, executive director, South Dakota Wheat Commission.. "At least in the south-central portions of the…