Articles tagged under: harvest
More Moisture Needed Ahead of Spring
Published November 2, 2021
Harvest is wrapping up in far northeastern North Dakota. "Corn harvest is nearing completion," says Mark Ramsey, owner, M.R. Consulting. "The sunflower harvest is about halfway done. It all depends on where you're at." The soil moisture seems adequate going…SMBSC Crop Size Means 20% Required to be Unharvested
Published November 2, 2021
Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative is requiring its growers to leave 20 percent of the crop in the field. "It's going to be close to 36.5 tons on average," said Todd Geselius, vice president of agriculture, SMSC. "That's six tons…Crop College
Published October 25, 2021
Farmers in the Dakotas and Minnesota are getting close to wrapping up harvest. Peterson Farms Seed Lead Agronomist Rick Swenson has more in this week’s Crop College radio update.Balancing Seed Potato and Sugarbeet Harvest
Published October 15, 2021
Near Karlstad, Minnesota, Justin Dagen is trying to wrap up seed potato harvest. "We've had to be very patient through the long, hot period this fall. Now, the forecast looks great. Temperatures are cool. We've received rain and harvest conditions…Farmers Start to Wrap Up Corn Harvest
Published October 15, 2021
Near Brocket, North Dakota, Austin Sundeen finished corn harvest before the week's rains. That means harvest is officially done for the year on the farm. "We saw the rain in the forecast, gathered up all of the neighbor's trucks to…Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Co-op Has Big Crop
Published October 15, 2021
Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative growers are also crunched for time this harvest, due to heat delays. Red River Farm Network farm broadcaster Randy Koenen is helping his family harvest sugarbeets near Clara City, Minnesota. "Right now, they're planning on…Sugarbeet Harvest Keeps Moving Forward for Minn-Dak Growers
Published October 15, 2021
Sugarbeet growers in the Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative growing area got a late start to the full harvest, due to the warmer than usual conditions. Wyndmere farmer Carson Klosterman started lifting sugarbeets last Monday. "We harvested sugarbeets on lighter ground and…Dry Bean Scene
Published October 15, 2021
Farmers in North Dakota and Minnesota are virtually wrapped up with the 2021 dry bean harvest. Hear more from Pisek, ND farmer Darren Kadlec and National Weather Service meteorologist Bill Barrett in this week’s Dry Bean Scene. This radio update…Variable Corn and Soybean Yields as Harvest Progresses
Published October 11, 2021
According to Pioneer Seeds Field Agronomist Larry Lunder, corn and soybean yields vary for the eastern part of North Dakota and western Minnesota, depending on the field history and rains that fell in the growing season. Corn harvest for grain…