Corn Off to a Fast Start
The wind and heat dried fields quickly this spring. Despite that, Proseed Sales Manager Jeff Hamre says crop emergence has been great. “It’s a fun time of year to watch how fast some fields are growing and we can be…
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Crop Progress Near Barnesville, MN
Near Barnesville, Minnesota, Jake Thompson says his beets are emerging. “We’ve got a couple fields that are up to two-leaf stage, another field that’s fighting a little bit of crust, but the overall stand counts are pretty good.” Thompson is…
A Few Replants Necessary
Most of Jay Nord's crop was planted into good conditions and is doing well. There was the need for some replanting of spring wheat on his Wolverton, Minnesota farm. “We had wheat planted before the rain hit again and some…
Plenty of Time for the Crop to Catch Up
RRFN caught up with Bayer CropScience Customer Business Advisor Adam Sip for the Crop Watch broadcast as he was putting in a plot near Christine, North Dakota.Despite the later-than-average planting dates, there is plenty of time to recover. “The second…
Ahead of Last Year
Despite repeated weather-related delays, University of Minnesota Extension Agronomist Seth Naeve says planting progress is still ahead of last year throughout the Red River Valley. “I feel really good about where we’re at. We’re definitely getting soybeans in along with…
Bare Fields in West Central MN
Drifts and snow piles remain but bare ground is starting to show in west central Minnesota. Elbow Lake farmer David Ehlers says there is surprisingly little frost which will hopefully keep things melting ahead of forecasted rains. “It’s looking pretty…
