Articles tagged under: prevent plant
Slow Planting in NE SD
Published May 31, 2024
For Peever, South Dakota farmer Bob Metz, planting has been very slow. "Probably the slowest that I have seen it, I would guess we are 25-to-30 percent planted," said Metz. "We got started on the 24th of April and thought…Farmers Point Out Prevent Plant Flaws
Published August 10, 2023
North Dakota Farmers Union conducted a survey with its members to discuss the harvest price option, the 1-in-4 rule and other crop insurance programs. NDFU Government Relations Director Matt Perdue said there was a mixed response. "We learned that some…Prevented Planting Reminders
Published May 26, 2023
Countryside Insurance Agency owner Jennifer Otteson says prevent plant acres should be lower than last year in the Red River Valley. That doesn't mean there aren't some wet spots. “As you go west out of the Valley and get more…Crop Insurance Agents Wrap Up Prevent Plant Claims
Published August 23, 2022
The spring of 2022 is one Dickey-Marion Insurance Agency President Gene Rode would like to forget. Nearly 20 inches of rain fell from late April to July 1. "Commodity prices were looking nice and yet the farmer's hands were tied…A Preliminary Look at Prevent Plant Acres
Published August 22, 2022
There are at least 6.38 million prevent plant acres in the United States this year. In a preliminary report released Monday, USDA says North Dakota has the most prevent plant acres in the country at 2.37 million. Compared to 2020,…First Glance at FSA Acreage Data
Published August 22, 2022
The Farm Service Agency was scheduled to release its report on 2022 certified acrage earlier this month, but the data never came. USDA said additional time was neeeded to process the information. The acreage report, which includes prevent plant statistics,…Prevent Plant Ground Being Worked
Published August 12, 2022
In northeastern South Dakota, Agtegra agronomist Blake Anderson says farmers with prevent plant ground are starting to work the ground or plant cover crops. "There are farmers planting turnips and radishes. Other farmers are planting wheat or barley, just enough…Planting Incentives Under Consideration
Published June 6, 2022
More than two weeks ago, farmers and agriculture groups met in Fargo, North Dakota for a roundtable to discuss ways to the late planting season. "We checked in with FSA Administrator Zach Ducheneaux this last week," said North Dakota Senator…Planting Decisions Are All About the Economics
Published May 27, 2022
Minn-Star Bank Farm Management Analyst Kent Thiesse says corn farmers have a decision to make. They can plant the crop with a late planting provision, switch up acreage or take prevent plant. The prevent plant payment is 55 percent of…