MN Sunflower Council Elects Board Members
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
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
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
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,"…
