Articles tagged under: Kevin Capistran
Beets Exceed Expectations
Published October 15, 2022
At Crookston, Minnesota, Kevin Capistran has his sugarbeets in the pile. "Versus historical averages, we probably had better sugar content and yields, but given planting circumstances it's pretty amazing what that plant did this year."Technolgy is Field-Tested
Published August 3, 2022
New technology was on display at the Capistran Seed plot tour. "We've got hybrid wheat," said Kevin Capistran. "It's not a distant thing in the future anymore and we're excited to see how they may perform in the future." Soybeans…Crop Watch
Published June 19, 2022
Crop conditions vary in the Crookston, Minnesota area. Keviin Capistran says the farm fared fairly well but there are trouble spots. "The first stuff in didn't look bad, but the wheat seeded in the middle, that's where we're seeing water…Sunflowers “a Bright Spot” in MN Harvest
Published September 30, 2021
Sunflower harvest is beginning near Crookston, Minnesota. Kevin Capistran says the crop is a bright spot this year. "It's a real morale boost for the farm after an abysmal soybean harvest. The sunflowers are a lot better suited for the…A Pleasant Surprise at Harvest
Published August 6, 2021
Crookston, Minnesota farmer Kevin Capistran is finished with his small grain harvest. Capistran had concerns about shriveled kernels and lower test weights, but he is pleasantly surprised. "Test weights are fine and size isn't too bad." The spring wheat harvested…MN Sunflower Council Elects Board Members
Published April 19, 2021
John Swanson of Crookston and Kevin Capistran of Mentor have been reelected to the Minnesota Sunflower Council. Swanson and Capistran represent Region 1 on the checkoff board.Looking Back: Farmers Reflect on October 2019 Blizzard and Harvest
Published October 12, 2020
Northern Plains farmers haven't forgotten about the historic October 2019 blizzard. Near Wimbledon, North Dakota, farmer Mike Clemens remembers watching the storm roll in. "It felt like I was in Antarctica with all of the snow and the soybeans. Harvest…Sunflowers Start to Sprout Near Crookston, MN
Published June 15, 2020
It's been a wet spring, but Crookston, Minnesota farmer Kevin Capistran says sunflowers are planted and starting to emerge. "The sunflowers are transitioning into the two-leaf stage right now. They're generally taking in the water from the wet soils and…Contingency Plan in Place for Sugarbeet Harvest
Published October 16, 2019
Wet fields are challenging sugarbeet harvest. There are some similarities to last year’s harvest near Fisher, Minnesota. "We don't have the frost damage in the sugarbeets, yet. Last year, we had very low temperatures overnight and that froze sugarbeets severely,"…