Articles tagged under: planting
Drier Conditions Help Southern MN Farmers with Soybean Planting
Published May 5, 2020
Farmers in southern Minnesota made quite a bit planting progress during the final week of April. "I think many areas growing corn are done with planting and they've moved immediately to soybeans," says Dave Nicolai, crops educator, University of Minnesota…MN Farmers Make More Planting Progress
Published May 4, 2020
Farmers in portions of east central Minnesota have started planting. "Conditions were good early. There's a lot of potato and corn planting that started about two and a half weeks ago," said Jason Snell, agronomic service representative, Syngenta. "The last…Farmers Still Making Seed Decisions as Planting Begins
Published May 4, 2020
North Dakota farmers are still making seed decisions and planting intentions. "There are some farmers backing off on corn and at the same time, there's some good corn acres going in. There's also some soybean orders coming in," said Adam…Grain Traders Focus on Planting Progress
Published May 1, 2020
As May begins, planting progress becomes the focus for grain traders. Most traders are looking for Monday’s corn planting progress to be close to half done. "There's definitely some traders looking for the western Corn Belt to pull the eastern…Farmers Endure Muddy Conditions as Fieldwork Begins
Published April 29, 2020
Fields are still muddy as area farmers begin planting. "We're planting wheat and picking our fields here and there," said Jim Bahm, a farmer from New Salem, North Dakota. "Some of it is black stubble and some of it is…Getting a Good Start for Soybean Planting
Published April 29, 2020
Golden Harvest Soybean Product Manager Stephanie Porter reminds farmers to make sure conditions are right before putting soybean seed in the ground. "Make sure the soil isn't too wet. We're going to have a long enough planting window to wait…Malting Barley Association Releases Top Variety List
Published April 29, 2020
The American Malting Barley Association released a recommended list of barley varieties for the 2020 growing season. Busch Agricultural Resources’ ABI Eagle was the lone addition to the recommended two-row variety list. A full list of the recommended two and…Farmers May Be Starting to Shift Away from Corn Planting
Published April 29, 2020
A good planting window in April usually means more corn acres, but Bower Trading president Jim Bower says that may not be the case this year. "Corn prices are lower. If farmers have high cash rent and marginal yield, that…Fieldwork Begins Near Hallock, MN
Published April 28, 2020
Hallock, Minnesota farmer Dan Younggren started seeding spring wheat this week. "We'll get about 300 acres of wheat seeded and hopefully, 300 acres of sugarbeets planted. Then, we may switch to soybeans." Younggren said it is a similar set up…