Articles tagged under: Randy Melvin
Planting Plans Shift
Published May 3, 2023
With the planting delays, Buffalo, North Dakota farmer Randy Melvin believes spring wheat and dry bean acres will likely be decline. "We won't have any edible beans and I start cutting back spring wheat acres after May 10."Good Quality Navy Beans
Published September 29, 2022
Buffalo, North Dakota farmer Randy Melvin was hauling in loads of navy beans to the elevator this week.The navies have been better than expected. "The quality looks great. Moisture ranges from 15-to-17 percent." It will be a few more weeks…Getting Ground in Good Shape
Published October 27, 2021
Buffalo, North Dakota farmer Randy Melvin is working fields of corn stalks and soybean stubble, preparing for the 2022 growing season. "There are some corn fields that have rye growing in it. I'll leave those with the plan of no-tilling…North Dakota Legislative Report
Published January 22, 2021
In this state legislative session, North Dakota Corn Growers Association Past President Randy Melvin says the group is watching work being done on water and changes to the Beef Checkoff program. Hear more in the North Dakota Legislative Report, made…A Variable Corn Crop for Buffalo, ND Farmer
Published October 16, 2020
Buffalo, North Dakota farmer Randy Melvin is harvesting corn. Crop moisture ranges from 13.5 to 15 percent. "I'm hoping it's not my worst field, but we have a few fields coming up that may have had too much moisture. It…Weekend Storm Impacts Corn Harvest Progress
Published December 2, 2019
This weekend’s winter storm meant many things for farmers still trying to harvest corn. For Buffalo, North Dakota farmer Randy Melvin, the snow and cold signaled the end of harvest until 2020. Moisture is in the 20s, with test weights…ND Corn Farmers Want Harvest Flexibility from USDA
Published November 8, 2019
The majority of corn is standing in North Dakota. North Dakota Corn Growers Association President Randy Melvin, who farms at Buffalo, says the weather will determine how much more can be harvested. "One of my concerns talking to producers is…Farmers Seek Clarity on MFP 2.0 in Roundtable
Published August 6, 2019
In Monday’s roundtable discussion, North Dakota farmers and commodity groups asked Farm Service Agency Administrator Richard Fordyce to clarify details of the Market Facilitation Program 2.0. North Dakota Soybean Growers Association president Joe Ericson asked if basis is factored into…ND Farmer Joins CFTC Advisory Committee
Published April 15, 2019
Buffalo, North Dakota farmer Randy Melvin has been named a member of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission Agricultural Advisory Committee. Melvin is president of the North Dakota Corn Growers Association and chairs the National Corn Growers Association Risk Management Action…