Articles tagged under: heat

Warm Weather Slows Potato Harvest

Published October 3, 2025

The warm weather slowed the pace of the potato harvest. "The crop is looking good," said Casey Folson, Folson Farms, East Grand Forks. "We had a great growing season as far as rainfall and overall growing conditions. The quality this…
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Heat & Wind Dries Soybean Crop

Published September 29, 2025

Lake Benton, Minnesota farmer Bob Worth is moving soybeans through the combine as quickly as the weather allows. "Moisture is getting extremely dry. We're down to eight or nine percent moisture already. The beans were around 15 percent when we…
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Corn Needs Time

Published September 26, 2025

Farmers are in a holding pattern in the Fullerton, North Dakota area while waiting for the crops to finish. Chad Ulmer says the corn needs time. "The extra heat that we're going to be getting on the corn is going…
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Crusting Pressure Seen

Published June 27, 2025

Volatile weather has left many North Dakota soybean fields a bit behind in development. NDSU Extension Soil Health Specialist Chandler Gruener says it's been a rollercoaster ride in the northern part of the state. The area went from very dry…
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A Late Season Boost

Published September 24, 2024

After a wet spring delayed planting for much of the tri-state area, Pioneer Field Agronomist Kevin Sinner says the corn crop has nearly caught up on heat units and is nearly ready for harvest. "I think we've been very fortunate…
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Two Heat Waves Happening This Week

Published June 14, 2022

Nutrien Ag Solutions Principal Atmospheric Scientist Eric Snodgrass is in the first heat wave. "On Tuesday in Illinois, we're going to hit highs of more than 100 degrees. The Northern Plains is too close to the cooler air moving through…
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The Heat Is On

Published July 18, 2021

Warmer-than-average temperatures are in the forecast, bringing more stress to crops and livestock in the Northern Plains and Canadian Prairies. There is rain expected in the short-term, but World Weather Incorporated Senior Agricultural Meteorologist Drew Lerner says 90-to-100-degree temperatures will…
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