Articles tagged under: Joe Ericson

Effective Weed Control Strategies

Published December 9, 2023

Weed resistance remains an ongoing problem. Wimbledon, North Dakota farmer Joe Ericson was pleasantly surprised with the clean fields he had this past year. "We actually did the Enlist trait, we did Xtend Flex and we did Xtend," said Ericson.…

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Early Planted Soybean Yields Vary Near Wimbledon, ND

Published September 25, 2021

Wimbledon, North Dakota farmer Joe Ericson is pleasantly surprised with some of the soybeans being harvested this past week. "The prevent plant fields look better. They held the moisture better than last year's cropped fields. It's average-to-above average on those…

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North Dakota Farmers Start to Replant Soybeans

Published June 1, 2021

The soybeans growing near Wimbledon, North Dakota got nipped by frost at the end of May. Farmer Joe Ericson thinks there’s about 500 acres that may need to be replanted on his farm. "The soybeans we need to replant are…

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ND Farmers Pleased with Plans for ADM Soy Crush Facility

Published May 10, 2021

North Dakota Soybean Growers Association President Joe Ericson was pleasantly surprised with the news of ADM’s crush plant at Spiritwood. "Like most people, we got the news from ADM," said Ericson, who farms near Wimbledon. "It will be nice to…

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More Clarity Provided on the CFAP Payments

Published May 29, 2020

North Dakota Senator John Hoeven hosted a call with local farm groups to get feedback on the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program direct payments last week. In the discussion, North Dakota Soybean Growers Association president Joe Ericson asked North Dakota Farm…

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Agriculture Gets a Helping Hand From Coronavirus Bill

Published March 26, 2020

The economic stimulus package responding to the coronavirus outbreak moved through Congress and was signed into law by President Trump Friday. North Dakota Senator John Hoeven was the driver behind the agriculture relief portion of this bill. "We worked really…

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Mother Nature Has the Final Say

Published March 16, 2020

Wimbledon, North Dakota farmer and North Dakota Soybean Growers Association President Joe Ericson is done with harvest and preparing for spring planting. "The warm weather does it. You get optimistic when you start seeing the snow melt. We're getting there…

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Standing Corn

Published February 28, 2020

The standing corn across North Dakota and northwest Minnesota was an ongoing topic of discussion at Commodity Classic.  Arthur, North Dakota farmer Kevin Skunes, who is the past president of the National Corn Growers Association, sees it as a very…

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ND Farmers Continue Work on Corn Harvest

Published February 4, 2020

North Dakota Soybean Growers Association President Joe Ericson says it’s been a quiet winter with some crop remaining in the fields. "Most of the soybeans were harvested. There are some food grade soybeans that couldn't be dried so they were…

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A Two-Edged Harvest Sword

Published November 2, 2019

The freezing temperatures are a two-edged harvest sword for East Grand Forks, Minnesota farmer Matthew Krueger. Temperatures were too chilly to lift sugarbeets, so he harvested soybeans instead. "Yields so far are probably about ten to 15 percent lower than…

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