Optimism for EGF Crop
Near East Grand Forks, Matthew Krueger is happy with his crop. "The corn's maybe not as uniform as I'd like it to be because of that cold stretch back in June, but everything seems to be catching up at this…
Published July 14, 2026
Near East Grand Forks, Matthew Krueger is happy with his crop. "The corn's maybe not as uniform as I'd like it to be because of that cold stretch back in June, but everything seems to be catching up at this…Published October 2, 2023
The corn crop has been variable for East Grand Forks, Minnesota farmer Matthew Krueger. “We’re seeing yield swings of almost 50 to 200 which is a pretty big range that we normally wouldn’t see.” There have been stand issues on…Published July 18, 2023
At East Grand Forks, Matthew Kreuger is happy with his corn. Soybean development varies from field to field. "We've got soybeans at V4 all the way to R3 and R4," Krueger told RRFN. "Soybeans looked ugly until mid-July and now…Published June 19, 2023
Variable seems to be the word of the season so far. For Matthew Krueger at East Grand Forks, the fields that have seen moisture look great, but rainfall has been hard to come by. “We have some fields that received…Published March 10, 2023
East Grand Forks farmer Matthew Krueger received second place in the dryland spring wheat division of the National Wheat Yield Contest. The WestBred 9590 variety was seeded May 20. Despite a late planting date, it yielded 113 bushels per acre.…Published October 12, 2022
Matthew Krueger says the soybeans are dry coming out of the field. "Probably a little too dry at the moment, but there's not much we can do about that." Corn samples are in the 20 percent moisture range. Krueger, East…Published July 29, 2022
Matthew Krueger, who farms at East Grand Forks, expects to begin the spring wheat harvest by mid-August. "Wheat is always hard to tell exactly what we are going to get until we get the combine across there, but I'm optimistic; the…Published July 13, 2022
Matthew Krueger, who farms near East Grand Forks, says his crop is a week to ten days behind the normal pace. "We're looking at the middle of August before being able to starting to harvest small grains. It'll be a…Published September 25, 2021
Near East Grand Forks, Minnesota, Matthew Krueger is mostly done with his soybean harvest. "The soybeans are coming out of the field better than we thought, but still below average. That's a bummer, but like the wheat crop, it's nice…Published August 22, 2020
East Grand Forks, Minnesota farmer Matthew Krueger is starting small grain harvest. The first spring wheat fields are average, a little lighter than he had hoped. "The quality is great with good test weights at 61.5 pounds and decent protein,…Get a weekly digest from RRFN to stay up-to-date on all the latest news in agriculture.