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Acreage Decisions Being Weighed for ’26

Published December 3, 2025

With the 2025 harvest in the books, the guessing game has begun for next year's acreage mix. "A lot of guys are looking at the corn, soybeans, some more corn, more canola in the southern regions we're seeing, and more…

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Cold Weather Firms Ground, Aids Harvest

Published November 11, 2025

Proseed District Sales Manager Dave Gehrtz says the cold weather is helping growers finish the harvest. "We needed cooler temperatures to firm the ground up a little bit. There's water standing out in the fields when you get into it,…

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Time Needed to Finish Beans

Published September 15, 2025

In many years, the combines have been rolling on soybeans during the Big Iron Farm Show. "This year, we're three weeks away, maybe two weeks in some areas," reports Jeff Hamre, Proseed. The weather during June is seen as one…

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A Year With No PP

Published May 14, 2025

In the mid-Red River Valley, Proseed President and CEO Keith Peltier said most of the planting has wrapped up. During the Red River Farm Network Crop Watch update, Peltier said it is a big year for corn. "Our sales are up…

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Strong Yields in New Rockford

Published October 17, 2024

Farmers in the New Rockford, North Dakota area are seeing some impressive soybean yields. “We’ve got a lot of stuff in that mid-40 range and I’ve seen some fields that have gotten into the 70’s,” says Dave Gehrtz, district sales…

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Full Swing Harvest

Published October 12, 2024

Harvest is in full swing for nearly the whole region. “In our region, we have sunflowers, soybeans, and corn left for the majority,” says Karmen Hardy, agronomist, Proseed. “Farmers are starting to get into the corn, depending on if they're…

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‘Underneath a Hair Dryer’

Published October 1, 2024

The warmer-than-normal September weather is what the later-seeded crops needed. The recent wind has also been a factor for drydown. “It was like having your crop underneath a hair dryer, you could just see the moisture coming out,” said Jeff…

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Exceptional Yields on the Horizon

Published September 15, 2024

The 2024 planting season had a staggered start. “It seems like the earlier the corn or soybeans got planted the nicer the crop that we're going to have, the later the planting might be a little bit more iffy come…

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Canola Needs a Fungicide

Published July 8, 2024

Proseed District Sales Manager Dave Gerhrtz, who is based at New Rockford, North Dakota, is advising canola growers to apply a fungicide to protect the yields. “I've got some customers that say they have been blooming for 28 days. The…

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Ribbon Cutting for New Peltier Complex

Published June 13, 2024

The new Peltier Complex on the NDSU campus brings together food science, meat science and cereal science departments, Northern Crops Institute and the Ag Products Development Center. This facility is named for the Peltier family, which has made its mark…

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