Hot, Dry Weather Takes Hold
Dan Marquardt, who farms at Bottineau, North Dakota, would like to see a good shot of rain. "We did get an inch of rain about a month ago and since then we've had about a tenth of an inch." Marquardt…
Articles tagged under: Planting 2023
Potato Planting Nears Completion
Outside of a few seed potato fields, most of the potatoes across the Northern Plains are In the ground. Northland Potatoes Growers Association President Donavon Johnson says the season sped up with the warm weather. The moisture situation is all…
Crop Needs a Good Rain
Dakota Agronomy Partners agronomist Ethan Hahn says a good soaking rain would be welcome in the Newburg, North Daktoa area. "Crops were getting pretty bad in areas, dust was flying and emergence was poor, but we've had some spotty rain…
Dry Beans Going Into “Ideal” Ground
Parts of North Dakota and Minnesota have received pockets of rain here and there. Kelley Bean Company Regional Manager John Bartsch says farmers are working hard to get edible beans in the ground despite the rain. "There's been only a…
Sunflower Planting Ramps Up
Even with a delayed spring, the region's sunflower planting season is off to a decent start. National Sunflower Association Executive Director John Sandbakken says about one-third of the crop is planted. "There is slight emergence but it's very little." A…
Timely Weed Control Advised
BASF Technical Service Representative Dan Melaas says planting in central and western North Dakota is chugging along. "There are even wheat and barley fields in the two-to-three leaf stage now and a lot of other crops are just starting to…
Prioritize Planting
University of Minnesota Extension Nutrient Management Specialist Fabian Fernandez says farmers need to prioritize getting crops in the ground before worrying about nitrogen application. "Typically, there is enough nitrogen in the soil to provide what the plant needs to get…
Farmers Hitting Their Stride
South Dakota State University Extension Agronomist Jon Kleinjan says the central and southern parts of South Dakota are on the tail-end of planting. Northern South Dakota had a wet start to the season iand is just hitting its stride. Kleinjan…
Planting Completed in Parts of South Dakota
South Dakota Corn Utilization Council President Chad Blindauer farms near Mitchell, South Dakota, and just wrapped up planting for the year after a slow start due to cold weather. "Once we got rolling, it went smoothly. We usually have winter…
Crop Watch Follows U.S. Highway 281
On Tuesday's Crop Watch broadcast, the RRFN microphone traveled on the north-south corridor of Highway 281 in North Dakota. At Edgeley, Mike Brandenberg said his fields were wet after a recent inch-and-a-half of rain. "You've got to pick your fields,…
