Articles tagged under: Justin Dagen

Published September 24, 2026

At Karlstad, Minnesota, Justin Dagen says the region went roughly six weeks without rain during July and August, but September moisture has improved the potato harvest conditions. "Now we just have good harvest conditions, so even though it's not a…

Published September 1, 2026

>Despite receiving roughly half of its normal growing-season rainfall, Justin Dagen said early-season moisture helped produce a good wheat crop and established solid yield potential for potatoes. Dagen, who farms at Karlstad, Minnesota, said the lack of moisture later in…

Published July 30, 2026

Rye is being harvested near Karlstad. "For the season we're about 50 percent of normal rainfall, but in June we had about four inches, and that was beneficial," said Justin Dagen. Shallow-rooted crops are beginning to show stress, but corn…

Published May 20, 2026

Karlstad, Minnesota farmer Justin Dagen has most of his crops in the ground. “For the most part, wheat is done, corn is done, canola is done,” Dagen said. “On our farm, we are just in the middle of potatoes; according…

Published July 2, 2024

For Karlstad, Minnesota farmer Justin Dagen, the rains have been timely. Crops in his area look good, especially the wheat. “Our wheat has the highest potential. It looks beautiful, especially after applying the fungicide the last few days.” Dagen said…

Published August 8, 2023

At Karlstad, Minnesota, Justin Dagen is happy with his row crops. "We had a late start this spring, but we had incredible growing units in May, June and July," Dagen told RRFN. "We've never seen corn this tall and the soybeans…