Articles tagged under: Mike Appert
A Real Challenge From Mother Nature
Published June 5, 2022
Mike Appert is fighting to get the last of his crop planted. "The grain markets were a really pretty good incentive to get it in; we really wanted to get in on time and do it right. It has been…A Two-Week Planting Delay Anticipated
Published April 14, 2022
With this past week's blizzard, Strathcona, Minnesota farmer Jim Kukowski said there’s no way planting will start before May 1. "Where I live, once the snow has gone and the frost starts coming out, it takes two weeks." In Langdon,…Moisture is the Limiting Factor for Yield
Published July 2, 2021
Crop conditions vary widely in south-central North Dakota. "Where it has rained, it is a garden spot," said Mike Appert, who farms at Hazelton. "Go two-or-three miles away and there's no rain with big areas that are bad. I expect…