Articles tagged under: North Dakota
Spring Wheat Harvest Ramping Up
Published August 23, 2022
Thompson Farmers Elevator merchandising manager Damon Reitz says spring wheat harvest is ramping up in the central Red River Valley. "We started the week of August 22. The quality and test weights are good, ranging from 62 to 64 pounds.…Sugarbeet Pre-Pile Harvest Begins for American Crystal
Published August 23, 2022
Pre-pile harvest started August 23 across the American Crystal Sugar Company growing area. All of the factory yards are open and a few of the outdoor piling stations. In the Drayton Factory District, St. Thomas, North Dakota farmer Brent Baldwin…Crop Insurance Agents Wrap Up Prevent Plant Claims
Published August 23, 2022
The spring of 2022 is one Dickey-Marion Insurance Agency President Gene Rode would like to forget. Nearly 20 inches of rain fell from late April to July 1. "Commodity prices were looking nice and yet the farmer's hands were tied…Parade of Champions: Ingniting a Passion
Published August 22, 2022
Kiley Kvamme is a member of the Kindred Sandburs 4-H Club and Kindred FFA Chapter. In addition to showing hogs and beef cattle, Kvamme is a North Dakota 4-H state ambassador. She graduated high school this spring and will be…Abnormally Dry Conditions Expand in ND
Published August 19, 2022
NDSU Extension State Climatologist Adnan Ackyuz says the dry conditions in western North Dakota will worsen without additional soaking rains. "Western North Dakota has been drier than eastern North Dakota. We may see an expansion of those dry conditions in…Wheat Quality Looks Good in Finley, ND
Published August 19, 2022
Finley, North Dakota Farmers Co-op is just starting to see spring wheat come across the scale. Probe shack operator Cheryl Moore says quality looks good. "Proteins are all over the place, honestly. Some are coming in low. Others are coming…A Casselton, ND Soy Crush Plant Update
Published August 12, 2022
The Minnesota Soybean Processors is working through final approvals for the proposed soy crush facility in Casselton, North Dakota. Executive General Manager Jeramie Weller says the general contractor is starting to do dirt work. "The past few weeks we finished…Drought Hits Crops in Central and Southern Richland County, ND
Published August 12, 2022
Corn is seeing the biggest setback due to the moderately dry conditions. "The crop developed so quickly it didn't have time to root in like it did last year," said Greg LaPlante, president, GL Crop Consulting. "They're probably tapped out…Waiting for Wheat Harvest
Published August 12, 2022
Wahpeton, North Dakota-based custom combiner Mike Matejcek is waiting for the wheat crop to dry down to start the North Dakota harvest. "There are plenty of green heads out there; we sprayed Roundup on some acres." The crop on this…