Articles tagged under: Pioneer
Canola Cut in Grand Forks County
Published September 2, 2023
Growing canola in Grand Forks County is a relatively new phenomenon. “It’s shown to be a good crop we can grow on some of the poorer ground here west of Grand Forks in the Reynolds and Thompson area,” said Mike…Spotty Rains
Published September 2, 2023
The Larimore, North Dakota area has been exceptionally dry for the past two months. Shaun McCoy, McCoy Pioneer Seed, says the rains have been spotty. “We’ve got a field that’s had an inch more rain on one side and the…Early Soybeans Being Harvested
Published August 31, 2023
After travelling northwest Minnesota with RRFN, Pioneer Territory Manager Jerod Hanson said there was a consistent message-the crops were better than expected. “The genetics have utilized the moisture that was given to put bushels in the hopper.” Corn is finishing…Wheat, Corn, Soybeans Perform Well in TRF Area
Published August 31, 2023
Mother Nature has been a blessing in the Thief River Falls area. Ken Rivard leads K-Star Ag Services and said the crops are surprisingly good. “Three weeks of cool weather in June made one heck of a wheat crop. Corn…Drought Stress
Published August 31, 2023
Luke Forness operates Black River Ag at Dorothy, Minnesota and hosted the first stop on Day #4 for the Red River Farm Network. Sufficient rains have been lacking in the region. “If you look at the later maturing soybean varieties,…Harvest is Approaching Fast
Published August 30, 2023
Pioneer Field Agronomist Eric Lagge led the crop tour Wednesday. “The overarching theme for this spring is that everyone started wet before it dried out. That caused our crops to root down really well and caused all the crops to…A Dry Pocket at Binford, ND
Published August 30, 2023
Brandon Krueger, who operates Innovation Ag at Binford, hosted the final stop of the RRFN tour Wednesday. “We’ve been lacking some rains in Binford and further west, but as you move further south and east, we’ve been catching some nice…‘A Garden of Eden’
Published August 30, 2023
When RRFN arrived, cement was being poured for the new Aligned Ag facility at Wimbledon. Matt and Bethany Peterson brought the RRFN team to the adjacent soybean plot. Matt told RRFN this may be one of the few years when…Field Day Coincides With Crop Tour
Published August 30, 2023
Sunshine replaced the haze from the Canadian wildfires for the third day of the Red River Farm Network Crop Tour, presented by Pioneer. Page, North Dakota-based Page Seed at Agronomy hosted its annual field day near Colgate Wednesday. “This plot…