Articles tagged under: Kevin Capistran

Spring Planting Full of Surprises

Published June 6, 2025

Crookston, Minnesota area farmer Kevin Capistran says this spring has brought every kind of weather imaginable. “We started off early and it was cold and dry, and then April kind of drug out,” said Capistran. “One day I was planting,…

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Swanson, Capistran Reelected

Published April 16, 2024

John Swanson of Mentor and Kevin Capistran of Crookston have been reelected to the Minnesota Sunflower Council. They will serve another three-year term.

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An Early Harvest at Crookston

Published October 10, 2023

Crookston, Minnesota farmer Kevin Capistran wrapped up his corn and soybean harvest already. Soybeans were off during the week of the Big Iron Farm Show on September 13. “That’s about as early as early as I’ve ever finished up soybeans,…

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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."

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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.

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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…

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