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Swenson Snapshot

Published June 9, 2024

Peterson Farms Seed Lead Agronomist Rick Swenson says farmers are having trouble completing their first weed control application due to the wind and rain. "I would've liked to see some of this stuff sprayed a week ago, but that's just…
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Rain, Rain, Go Away

Published June 8, 2024

This has not been a typical spring. "This isn't our wettest spring, but it is one of our most trying," says Todd Stanley, who farms at Grygla, Minnesota. "It just rains every day or every other day. People have been…
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Another Year With PP

Published June 6, 2024

Carrington, North Dakota’s Charles Linderman is looking at another year of possible prevent planting. "This is the third year in a row we might have to prevent plant." Despite all the rain, Linderman says progress has been okay with corn,…
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Ready to Resume Planting

Published May 9, 2024

JS Ag Consulting agronomist Jason Hodous says the recent rains had many farmers itching to get back into the fields. "We needed it, we were real dry before all the rain." Hodous is based in Devils Lake, North Dakota.
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Heading Back to the Field

Published May 9, 2024

Farmers in Belgrade, Minnesota are starting to get back into the fields following the recent rains.  "We had close to five inches of rain, the ground got pretty saturated," said John Mages. Mages said area farmers were able to get…
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Much Needed Moisture

Published May 9, 2024

The early May rain was welcomed by many of the farmers on the North Dakota/Manitoba border. "We really needed the moisture, it was extremely dry," said Wolford, North Dakota’s Chris Brossart. Planting has resumed after the weather-related pause. "We probably…
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Subsoil Remains Dry

Published May 9, 2024

After numerous rain delays, field conditions are improving. "The moisture helps," said Derek Haug, regional sales manager, Thunder Seed. "We're still dry, it was just a few days ago when we had the 40, 50 and 60 miles-per-hour winds and…
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Conditions Improve Across Northern Plains

Published September 10, 2021

Recent rains are improving the drought conditions across the Dakotas and Minnesota, but many counties are still experiencing abnormal dryness to exceptional drought. The latest U.S. Drought Monitor shows an improvement in exceptional conditions in Benson, Eddy or Wells Counties…
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