Articles tagged under: harvest

Working on Sunflowers

Published October 25, 2024

Regent, North Dakota farmer Josh Greff says his corn turned out well. "Considering we haven't had rain since early August, we were afraid our corn was going to be really light, but it was actually a good weight and pretty…

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One of the Better Corn Crops in Years

Published October 25, 2024

Jamestown, North Dakota’s Terry Wanzek has finished harvesting soybeans and pinto beans. "We had a few fields that didn't do that well, but it was mostly from the hail." In the soybean fields spared by the hail, yields ranged from…

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Ideal Weather Leads to Record Canola Production

Published October 25, 2024

Northern Canola Growers Association Executive Director Barry Coleman says the harvest conditions were almost perfect. "There was some late canola that got hit by excessively high winds in early October so that wasn't good for growers getting hit by that,…

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Crop Shows Promise Despite Weather Woes

Published October 25, 2024

Wishek, North Dakota farmer Adam Bettenhausen is finished with his harvest. "The top end came off with the finish we had, but all in all, I can't complain. We had a really wet spring and a wet summer, but just…

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Soybeans Shine, Canola Yields Solid

Published October 18, 2024

Kennedy, Minnesota farmer Rob Rynning has parked the combine for the year. "The soybeans were better than we thought; we were thinking maybe mid-30s and they ended up over 40 (bushels per acre)," said Rynning. "The canola was also good.…

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Late-Season Dryness Influences Harvest

Published October 18, 2024

Chad Ulmer, who farms at Fullerton, North Dakota, is at the halfway point for his corn harvest. "The yield's exceptional but it's pretty dry." Ulmer said the soybeans needed one more shot of rain in late August. "Everyone thought that…

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Transitioning From Soybeans to Corn

Published October 16, 2024

The soybean harvest is ending for Barney, North Dakota farmer Mike Langseth. “We should finish in the next couple of days,” says Langseth. “We didn’t get planted until June so it’s just been slow getting ripe until it froze this…

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Late-Planted Soybeans Deliver Good Yields

Published October 16, 2024

Sykora Harvesting has finished the soybean harvest at Wheaton, Minnesota. "The late-planted beans were really good, 50-to-60 bushels, which is good beans in this area," said Dennis Sykora. "The later-planted beans were in the upper 30s and low 40s range."…

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Solid Quality for Sunflowers

Published October 16, 2024

National Sunflower Association Executive Director John Sandbakken is pleased with the early harvest progress. "We're about on pace with the five-year average, but ahead of where we were at this time last year." As for the crop quality, Sandbakken is…

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Finish Line in Sight for Schemper Harvesting

Published October 16, 2024

Holdrege, Nebraska-based Schemper Harvesting is done with soybeans and moved on to the corn harvest. Jared Schemper thinks they’ll be finished in just a couple of weeks. Schemper says the corn and soybean quality has been very good, but hail…

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