Drier Conditions Needed
Huso Crop Consulting’s Mark Huso says the crops in the Lakota, North Dakota area have had to deal with a lot of rain recently, but are otherwise looking good. "Some guys received five inches in ten days, and that was…
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Herbicide Availability Still a Challenge as Weed Pressure Strengthens
Weed pressure is stronger than expected in northeastern North Dakota. "Due the wet conditions, everything is growing," says Mark Huso, owner, Huso Crop Consulting. "We've had a few hiccups. Weeds were missed with pre-emergence herbicides, but in general, we are…
Farmers Will Adapt to Drier Conditions As Needed
In the Lakota, North Dakota area, Huso Crop Consulting owner Mark Huso says the drier conditions aren’t influencing major fieldwork decisions yet. "If we are still in this arid, dry scenario after Easter, farmers may make some changes. There may…
Fieldwork and Corn Harvest Making Progress in ND
Near Lakota, Huso Crop Consulting owner Mark Huso says farmers got a lot of fieldwork done the first week of November. "We had a nice fertilizer push and some of the area was concerned about moisture in the soil, but…
A Fungicide Nightmare
Lakota-based Huso Crop Consulting owner Mark Huso expects fungicide applications to begin this week on the early wheat in in northeastern North Dakota. There’s a big difference between the early wheat and the crop was planted later in the spring.…
Dry Bean Scene
Planting has wrapped up and a majority of the dry edible bean crop has emerged in northeastern North Dakota and northwestern Minnesota. Hear more from Huso Crop Consulting owner Mark Huso in the Dry Bean Scene made possible by the…
The North Dakota Corn Harvest Presses On
Calving and combining are typically two things farmers aren’t doing at the same time. However, this past year has been nothing short of unusual in the Northern Plains. Within the past month, farmers have resumed corn harvest throughout much of…
Heat Units Needed to Get the Soybeans ‘Back on Track’
Based at Lakota, North Dakota, Huso Crop Consulting owner Mark Huso says it’s going to take nice weather this month to get the soybeans back on track. "It's going to take some 80-90 degree days. I'm not overly concerned at…
Have a Plan for Spring Planting
Over the past week, warm temperatures and dry weather have helped shape up soil conditions. "However, there is a thing as starting too soon," says Huso Crop Consulting owner Mark Huso. "Look at the extended forecast. If the soil temperature…
Dry Bean Scene
The Dry Bean Scene airs every Friday at 12:35 p.m. on the Red River Farm Network. A combination of rain and snow is delaying harvest throughout much of the dry edible bean growing areas in the Northern Plains. Hear more…
