Articles tagged under: moisture

Replanting Again and Again

Published July 11, 2024

It won’t stop raining on Jay Nord’s farm. The Wolverton, Minnesota farmer has been forced to replant multiple times over the past month. "Six inches in June and a whole bunch in May and already two-plus in July, we ended…

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Behind Schedule

Published July 11, 2024

In eastern North Dakota, the wet, cool start to the season favor cereal grains. "Spring wheat and spring barley crops look amazing except for where water has ponded," said NDSU Griggs County Extension Agent Jeff Stachler. The moisture also hit…

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Winter Wheat Harvest Rolling Along

Published July 11, 2024

Arrow B Custom Harvest’s Haley Brown, Ponca, Nebraska, says this year’s winter wheat yields have been all over the place. "The wheat's been really good, but it's been sporadic. Where we started down in Alva, (Oklahoma), we had some 70-bushel…

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Disease Thrives on Moisture

Published June 2, 2024

The wet spring can lead to issues for emerging crops. BASF Technical Service Representative Dan Melaas advises farmers to look for any persistent wet spots in the field. "Really paying attention to moisture that lingers in the fields past 10…

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Much Needed Moisture

Published May 9, 2024

The early May rain was welcomed by many of the farmers on the North Dakota/Manitoba border. "We really needed the moisture, it was extremely dry," said Wolford, North Dakota’s Chris Brossart. Planting has resumed after the weather-related pause. "We probably…

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Fall Rains Replenish Soil Moisture

Published November 8, 2021

Drought conditions are improving across much of the Dakotas and Minnesota. In the last three months, six to 10 inches of rain fell in eastern North Dakota into northern Minnesota. There are even higher rainfall totals measured from northeastern South…

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MN Gets Much Needed Soil Moisture Recharge

Published November 1, 2021

Elbow Lake, Minnesota area farmers are wrapping up fall harvest. Scott Swenson finished last week. "It's wet now; we've had good rains lately. There's not much corn left standing in the area, but farmers will get it soon." Swenson is…

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No-Till Practices Help with Moisture in Extremely Dry Conditions

Published May 3, 2021

It’s extremely dry in western North Dakota, but that’s not keeping Minot, North Dakota farmer Pat Murphy from seeding spring wheat. "We're planting spring wheat right now, probably an inch or inch and a half into the soil. For the…

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Amidst a Tough Harvest, Agriculture Asks for Disaster Aid

Published October 17, 2019

“This is one of the most challenging harvests North Dakota farmers have ever faced.” Those words come from North Dakota Grain Growers Association President Dan Wogsland, who says conditions aren’t getting any easier. Extreme moisture has resulted in quality issues,…

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Plenty of Moisture, Now Heat is Needed for the Crop

Published August 27, 2019

Pioneer Field Representative J.J Jaehning says crop conditions are variable across southeastern North Dakota. "Heat is the main issue right now; there's plenty of moisture. We have a wide spectrum of crop maturity at this point." The soybean crop is…

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