Articles tagged under: moisture

Lodging Issues Reported

Published July 30, 2025

July storms brought moisture and significant wind throughout the Red River Valley, damaging crops. Bayer Technical Product Manager Grant Mehring says the wheat around Fargo did take a hit from the storms. "For the last two weeks, I've seen a…

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A Disappointing Wheat Run in Colorado

Published July 24, 2025

Strasburg, North Dakota-based Wade’s Harvesting is just finishing up the winter wheat harvest near Aurora, Colorado, east of Denver. "It was dry; they didn't get much rain," explained owner Wade Haak. "Last year, they were in the middle 50s for…

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Summer Rains Stall Wheat Harvest in South Dakota

Published July 24, 2025

Summer rains have limited winter wheat harvest in South Dakota to just a few areas. Hallock, Minnesota-based Sugden Harvesting owner Rick Sugden says they haven’t even left for South Dakota yet due to the weather. "We're still at home, it's…

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Canola Planting Picks Up After Rain Delay

Published May 29, 2025

Favorable weather is allowing canola planting to progress rapidly throughout North Dakota. "A lot of the growers in the north central to northeast typically plant in late May to early June," says Northern Canola Growers Association Executive Director Barry Coleman.…

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Multiple Factors Result in Replants for ACSC

Published May 27, 2025

A total of 20,000 acres of sugarbeets had to be replanted in the American Crystal Sugar Company territory this spring. "This is from soil cresting, wind events, or even just the hot temperatures that we had earlier in the month,"…

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Excellent Seeding Conditions, But More Moisture is Needed

Published May 6, 2025

Hazelton, North Dakota farmer Mike Appert is happy with how planting is going. "It's dry, but we caught a rain over a week ago, which we really needed. Soil conditions are nice; it's warming up nicely. So, the corn and…

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Fields Almost Ready, Rain Is Key

Published April 7, 2025

With planting season inching closer and closer, Pioneer Product Agronomist Zach Fore says the northern Red River Valley is close to ready. "It'll depend on what happens with the rain in terms of when we can actually get in the…

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Lack of Winter Moisture Deepens Drought Concerns

Published March 18, 2025

Much of central South Dakota is in severe drought conditions heading into the spring planting season. Aberdeen-based National Weather Service meteorologist Scott Doering said the dry, warm fall and open winter didn't help. "We did not get a lot of…

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Lerner Offers Planting Season Forecast

Published January 19, 2025

World Weather Incorporated Senior Agricultural Meteorologist Drew Lerner says the Upper Midwest could see drier weather the rest of winter and into spring. "It will probably be more cold than warm and so that is a good thing because that…

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Crops Behind Schedule, But Can Catch Up

Published July 12, 2024

Persistent rain and windy days resulted in a delay in the spraying regiment in the southern Red River Valley. Thunder Seed District Sales Manager Derek Haug is also seeing nitrogen issues. "There's a lot of areas where you can see…

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