Articles tagged under: Rick Swenson

Planting Advances Rapidly

Published May 15, 2026

Farmers across Minnesota and North Dakota made major planting progress during the past two weeks despite high winds and blowing dust. Peterson Lead Agronomist Rick Swenson said farmers moved quickly through corn and soybean planting. “Soil conditions have been great,…
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Optimism Builds

Published May 8, 2026

Peterson Lead Agronomist Rick Swenson remains optimistic for the season ahead.  “There’s a lot of beans in the ground, a lot of corn in the ground already, sugarbeets even up already.” Weed pressure is building. “The ragweeds are popping up,…
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Growers Stick With Plans Despite Input Challenges

Published April 6, 2026

Peterson Farms Seed Lead Field Agronomist Rick Swenson says farmers appear to be sticking to their acreage and planting plans as the season draws near. "I'm not hearing a lot of swapping yet, but I have been hearing some shakeups…
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Few Changes Expected in Crop Rotations

Published April 6, 2026

Peterson Farms Seed Corn Product Manager Rick Swenson says most farmers are sticking to their normal rotation as they finalize their spring plans. "I'm not hearing a lot of swapping of acres this spring," Swenson told RRFN. "Hopefully, everyone got…
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Studying Smoke Impact

Published October 5, 2025

Canadian wildfire smoke may have played a larger role in this year’s crop outcomes than first thought. Peterson Farms Seed Lead Agronomist Rick Swenson says more study is needed. Smoke and ozone levels can interfere with photosynthesis and cause stress…
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Warm Weather Boosts Crop Progress

Published September 21, 2025

Farmers across west-central Minnesota are seeing improvements in corn and soybean fields after a stretch of warmer weather. “There were fields that were pretty green even on Tuesday, and by Wednesday morning, they had turned and they started to die,”…
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September Weather Impacts Crop Progress

Published September 5, 2025

Cooler September temperatures slowed crop development in west central Minnesota. Peterson Farms agronomist Rick Swenson says soybeans haven’t advanced as quickly as expected. “Slowing things down a little bit, just from what I’ve seen," said Swenson. "Some of the soybeans…
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‘Sitting Pretty Good’

Published August 25, 2025

The forecast calls for more moderate temperatures this week, following an uptick in Growing Degree Units in the past seven to ten days. "Some of us are too wet and there are some of us who are starting to irrigate…
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Storm Damage Tests Patience and Persistence

Published July 1, 2025

Sprayers are standing still after a series of storms over the past few weeks. “Off of the really strong storms,whatever, two or three Fridays ago, we definitely saw some green snap out there," said Rick Swenson, lead agronomist, Peterson Farms…
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