Articles tagged under: harvest
KS Wheat “Just Okay”
Published June 29, 2022
Elk City, Oklahoma custom combiner David Misener is cutting wheat near Hays, Kansas. "The yields are 35 to 45 bushels per acre. I've had a few fields that have done better than that, but for the most part, the majority…Winter Wheat Harvest Moves Along
Published June 19, 2022
U.S. Custom Harvesters President J.C. Schemper says the drought hurt the Southern Plains wheat crop. "We started harvest May 25 in Oklahoma. and one teammate averaged 18 bushels per acre. It was good test weight at 63 pounds. Protein is…A Surprising Finish for the Sugarbeet Crop
Published December 3, 2021
American Crystal Sugar Company co-op members harvested a good crop this year. Given the dry conditions, this was a slight surprise for Vice President of Agriculture Brian Ingulsrud. "We thought, oh boy, here we go again, the third short crop.…Crops Pull Through Despite Weather Hurdles
Published November 12, 2021
Harvest is mostly wrapped up in southwestern North Dakota. Dekalb Asgrow Technical Agronomist Cody Oswald harvest conditions were favorable. "We had a few rain delays in there. The soybeans slowed everything down with green stems. The rain delays were welcomed…Snow Delays Corn Harvest
Published November 12, 2021
The snow is causing a slight delay in Kulm, North Dakota farmer Bart Schott's corn harvest. Corn harvest is two-thirds complete. "We're close enough to see the end of harvest, but we aren't there yet. We've had really tough harvest…Corn Yields Decent Despite Drought
Published November 10, 2021
In Arvilla, North Dakota, Columbia Grain site manager Tyler Stegman says nearly all of the area farmers are done with corn harvest. "It's been a strong push. Farmers are glad to be done. From what we're seeing, farmers are happy…A Corn Harvest Snapshot
Published November 10, 2021
Corn harvest is nearing completion in the Northern Plains. It’s been a quick harvest for Mahnomen, Minnesota farmer Blair Hoseth. Corn harvest wrapped up in mid-October, leaving plenty of time to get fall fieldwork done. "We ended up going in…Rain Makes Grain
Published November 10, 2021
Coleharbor, North Dakota farmer Paul Anderson is done with corn harvest for the year. "Our later planted corn did the best when compared with the earlier planted corn," says Anderson. "We had a strange year. There was a dry period…Corn Yields Look Good as Harvest Continues
Published November 8, 2021
Pioneer Field Agronomist Sarah Lovas says farmers in her territory are making good harvest progress. "This surprises me, because the Ada, Minnesota area got more rains. The sugarbeet harvest was delayed and when sugarbeet harvest is over, those farmers will…