Articles tagged under: moisture

Waiting on Corn

Published October 6, 2025

5L Custom Harvesting just finished up soybean harvest at Harrold, South Dakota. "Our average was 65 bushels (per acre), which is really good for the area," reports owner Josh Lennox. "We've actually been begging for some rain just to get…

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Mother Nature Likely Took Top End Off of Beans

Published September 30, 2025

At Oakes, North Dakota, Scott German is seeing a lot of variability in his soybeans. "We just got rolling good on beans," said German. "We got a few hundred acres done, maybe a little too early to give a yield…

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Heat & Wind Dries Soybean Crop

Published September 29, 2025

Lake Benton, Minnesota farmer Bob Worth is moving soybeans through the combine as quickly as the weather allows. "Moisture is getting extremely dry. We're down to eight or nine percent moisture already. The beans were around 15 percent when we…

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Corn Needs Time

Published September 26, 2025

Farmers are in a holding pattern in the Fullerton, North Dakota area while waiting for the crops to finish. Chad Ulmer says the corn needs time. "The extra heat that we're going to be getting on the corn is going…

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Minnesota Farmer Notes Tough Year for Beets and Beans

Published September 23, 2025

Murdock, Minnesota farmer Mike Yost says they’re just getting started on their dry beans and sugar beets, and the beets in particular are looking a bit disappointing. "The sugarbeet crop looks like it's going to be below average. The dry…

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Timely Fungicide Treatments Beneficial for RRV Potato Crop

Published August 23, 2025

Speaking at Northland Potato Growers Association Field Day in Larimore, NDSU Extension Potato Agronomist Andy Robinson said optimism is high for this year's crop. "I think there's a lot of hope for a good crop this year. Some areas have…

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Drier Conditions Needed

Published August 4, 2025

Huso Crop Consulting’s Mark Huso says the crops in the Lakota, North Dakota area have had to deal with a lot of rain recently, but are otherwise looking good. "Some guys received five inches in ten days, and that was…

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Weather Woes

Published August 4, 2025

Litchfield, Minnesota’s Lund Harvesting has been waiting out the weather in southwest South Dakota. "We've been here for two days and are just waiting on the weather to straighten out so we can get started," says owner Kenneth Lund.  Consistent…

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Weather Slows Wheat Harvest Near Great Falls

Published August 4, 2025

The winter wheat harvest near Great Falls, Montana, is experiencing some delays due to the weather. "We've had a lot of hail just recently, and I am dealing with a lot of sawfly issues," said Steve Sheffels, who farms in…

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Bloom Approaches for Sunflower Crop in Dakotas and Minnesota

Published July 30, 2025

This year’s sunflower crop is coming in nicely. National Sunflower Association Executive Director John Sandbakken says the crop is approaching the blooming stage, a critical stage of development. "The crop is looking really well in the Dakotas and Minnesota. I…

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