Articles tagged under: Minnesota
Potential Frost for Northern ND and MN This Week
Published September 10, 2018
World Weather Incorporated Senior Agriculture Meteorologist Drew Lerner says spotty rainfall can be expected across the northern plains this week. Many areas could either stay dry or have less than one-quarter of an inch of rain. Lerner also says a…Rain Delaying MN Corn Silage Harvest
Published September 7, 2018
Rain delays are slowing down silage chopping near Murdock, Minnesota. On Tuesday, the area received nearly three inches of rain. CY Harvesting’s Nathan Collins says variability in the corn crop is definitely noticeable. "We've had a lot of rain in…Allendale Estimates Record Corn and Soybean Yields
Published September 7, 2018
The agricultural commodity brokerage firm, Allendale, has released the results of their annual Nationwide Producer Yield Survey. The survey suggests a projected U.S. corn crop of 14.529 billion bushels with an average yield of 178.38 bushels per acres. The U.S.…Sentera Raises Additional Capital
Published September 6, 2018
The agricultural drone and data analysis software company, Sentera, has raised $14 million in venture capital. That’s on top of $8.5 million in 2016. Sentera is a Minnesota-based tech firm that works with major agriculture companies, like John Deere and…RRFN Announces Final Crop Tour Results
Published September 4, 2018
Red River Farm Network Crop Tour, presented by Pioneer, confirms the impact hot, dry weather had on the crop in a large part of northwest Minnesota and North Dakota. Despite that, tour scouts found strong yield potential for corn and…Soybeans Will Soon be Ready for Harvest
Published September 4, 2018
A five-week stretch of hot, dry weather took the top of the crop at Red Lake Falls, Minnesota. "Some of the earlier maturity soybeans might not see their full potential because they missed out on some of those rains," said…Dry Conditions on Day Two of RRFN Crop Tour
Published August 29, 2018
Hot, dry weather is taking the top off of the corn and soybean yields in northwest Minnesota. On day two of the 2018 Red River Farm Network Crop Tour, RRFN’s Don Wick and Randy Koenen left Grand Forks, North Dakota…RRFN Crop Tour in Sabin, MN
Published August 28, 2018
A hailstorm zeroed out crops in the Sabin and Comstock, Minnesota areas. The Red River Farm Network Crop Tour visited with Charlie Perry of Prairie's Edge AgriService about the damage. Learn more about Perry's business and local crop conditions. The…RRFN Crop Tour Presented by Pioneer
Published August 27, 2018
RRFN and our crop scouts will be putting on the miles this week for the first-ever Red River Farm Network Crop Tour. We're starting the week in the southern Red River Valley today. On Tuesday, the route extends from Hillsboro…