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Spoon Feed Nutrients to Stressed Plants

Published July 9, 2018

Many farmers planted into colder than average soil this year, which can often translate into early season stress. However, there are options to improve plant viability. Compass Minerals Plant Nutrition field representative Marissa Mann says a telltale sign in this…

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Weeds Starting to Pop Up in Fields

Published May 25, 2018

Crops are starting to emerge in northeast North Dakota and northwest Minnesota. WinField United agronomist Jason Hanson says most pre-emergence herbicides have been applied and are being evaluated in fields. However broadleaf weeds are starting to emerge due to a…

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Dry Soils Impacting Early Crop Emergence

Published May 25, 2018

The 2018 planting season is starting to wrap up in eastern North Dakota. Peterson Farms Seed agronomist Adam Spelhaug says the crop could use a shot of rain to even up emergence. Early stand counts should be conducted in drier…

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Farmers Looking at Sunflowers with Dry Conditions

Published May 25, 2018

Sunflower planting is underway throughout most of the United States. Based on the March Planting Intentions Report, acres are projected to be flat to slightly higher. "With the drier conditions we're experiencing right now, and based on the 2017 drought,…

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June Forecast Favors the Growing Season

Published May 25, 2018

The weather outlook for June looks favorable for crop growth. North Dakota Agricultural Weather Network Interim Director Daryl Ritchison says growing degree days will accumulate over the next week, benefiting the corn crop. "With lows in the 60s and highs…

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Heavy Fieldwork Taking a Toll on Fertilizer Supplies

Published May 16, 2018

Farmers are in the fields all at once, and it’s taking a toll on fertilizer supplies. In the Wimbledon, North Dakota area, farmer Mike Clemens says "you couldn’t find a load of urea anywhere on Tuesday. We did put some…

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Corn and Soybeans Being Planted at Oakes, ND

Published May 11, 2018

Corn and soybeans going in the ground in south-central North Dakota. Scott German farms near Oakes and says it’s been of tale of two crops. Some farmers are getting close to the end of the planting season and others are…

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Wet Fields Delay Hope, ND Planting Progress

Published May 10, 2018

As of Thursday, Hope, North Dakota farmer Al Juliuson hadn't turned a tractor wheel yet this spring. A combination of late snowfall and recent rainfall has inhibited planting progress in the area. "It's a little frustrating," says Juliuson. "We were…

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Review ’18 Weed Control Plans

Published May 8, 2018

Now is the time for farmers to be evaluating their weed control plans for the 2018 growing season. Maverick Ag agronomist Mark Rohrich, based in Ashley, North Dakota, tell farmers to stick with the plan they had going into the…

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Crop Watch

Published May 8, 2018

The Red River Farm Network brings you reports from the fields every Tuesday at 12:37 p.m. during Crop Watch. RRFN made stops in Minnesota at Halstad, Ada and Mahnomen Check out this Facebook video near Hillsboro, North Dakota where Sarah…

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