Articles tagged under: Minnesota
Falling Numbers Continue to Fall
Published September 5, 2019
It’s been a wet end to summer and temperatures are remaining unseasonably cool. This combination has put spring wheat harvest behind the average pace. For some of the wheat, rain over Labor Day weekend meant, yet again, another harvest delay.…Allendale Projects Smaller U.S. Crop
Published September 4, 2019
Ahead of next week’s USDA report, Allendale is projecting the U.S. corn crop at 13.75 billion bushels, with a yield of 167.7 bushels/acre. Their soybean crop estimate is 3.49 billion bushels, with a 46 bushel/acre yield. That's below USDA's August…Potato Harvest Begins Near Karlstad, MN
Published September 4, 2019
Cool temperatures are allowing a good start for seed potato harvest in the Karlstad, Minnesota area. Justin Dagen says harvest is starting one week earlier than normal. "We're on our third year of below average precipitation, but we've had timely…Crop Variability Stretches Across MN
Published August 30, 2019
The recent rains are welcome for farmers in Kittson County, Minnesota. It’s been dry. Hallock farmer Erik Younggren says the sugarbeets were drying out and the soybeans were starting to turn yellow. "We've had a good, slow rain. We'd been…Dry Bean Scene
Published August 30, 2019
Whether it's near Bremen, North Dakota or Stephen, Minnesota, dry edible bean harvest is not far away. Get the details in the Dry Bean Scene, made possible by the Northarvest Bean Growers Association, UPL, FMC, Central Valley Bean Co-op, SRS…AgCountry Awards Grain Bin Rescue Units
Published August 29, 2019
Local fire departments will receive grain bin rescue units this fall, courtesy of AgCountry Farm Credit Services. Fire departments chosen to receive the units in Minnesota include Cyrus, Fisher and Frazee. In North Dakota, the Dwight and Petersburg rural fire…Prevent Plant Acres Jump to 20 Million
Published August 28, 2019
The USDA Farm Service Agency has updated crop acreage data. The most recent FSA report shows there are nearly 20 million acres enrolled in prevent plant so far in 2019. In Minnesota, there are more than 1.1 million acres enrolled.…From Western ND to Western MN, the Crop is Variable
Published August 24, 2019
Variable is a common word used to describe crop conditions in the Northern Plains this year. In northeast North Dakota and northwest Minnesota, Pioneer territory manager Kristie Sundeen says most of the area is sitting just right on moisture. "There…Drought Improves Across Portions of ND
Published August 22, 2019
The rains that fell across North Dakota in the last week helped alleviate drought in portions of the state. The latest U.S. Drought Monitor shows a significant decline in D0 or abnormally dry conditions in Dunn and Mercer counties in…