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RRFN Crop Tour Presented by Pioneer

Published August 22, 2025

The Pro Farmer Crop Tour has a long history, assessing crop potential in the Midwest. The tour covers the same route each year to provide a more accurate update. In this region, crop scouts concentrate in southeastern South Dakota and…

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RRFN Crop Tour is Next Week

Published August 18, 2025

The Red River Farm Network is hosting our annual crop tour next week. The RRFN Crop Tour presented by Pioneer is in its seventh year surveying crop conditions across North Dakota and northwest Minnesota. These special reports will be found…

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A Variabile Crop

Published August 30, 2024

In the Roseau, Minnesota area, South 89 Seed and Services owner Amy Brateng said the variability in the crop is evident. “We had like a two-month planting season, but it isn’t out of the norm here.” Despite all the rain,…

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Crops are Lagging

Published August 28, 2024

From April through August, Rocklake, North Dakota has received more than 18 inches of rain. Brock Mitchell, who leads Lakeview Seed, said it has been an interesting season. "We came out of an extremely dry winter, plus last fall was…

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Improved Pod Shatter Canola

Published August 28, 2024

On the second day of the RRFN Crop Tour, Pioneer Field Agronomist Kristie Sundeen said this is a surprisingly good year, citing the additional moisture this season. “As long as we can get the GDU’s to get to the tail…

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‘Good Old-Fashioned Sunshine’

Published August 27, 2024

Heat is what is needed to finish the crop in the region. McClusky-based Pioneer seed dealer Paul Hagen with Mid State Ag says growing degree units are quite a bit behind. “We could use some good old-fashioned sunshine.” The RRFN…

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Wonderful Corn, Phenomenal Beans

Published August 27, 2024

Mike Hagens, who owns Quantum Ag North at Steele, North Dakota, said the soybeans have had a great year. “The beans look phenomenal. We’ve gotten lucky with the rains this year." Hagens expects a good corn crop if it can…

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Moisture Needed Again at Garrison, ND

Published August 26, 2024

Like much of the region, North Shore Ag owner Jason Foss said the Garrison, North Dakota area started the season with a very wet spring. "We started with moisture which in the last four or five years we haven't been…

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Corn with “Surprisingly Good Potential”

Published September 4, 2022

“The corn near Amenia, North Dakota has surprisingly good potential,” says Terry Bruns with Rush River Ag. With later planting dates, the main worry is reaching maturity. When comparing the current GDUs with the long-term average, Bruns says there are…

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Gaining Growing Degree Units

Published September 2, 2022

Pioneer Associate Territory Manager Nellie Spence was part of the fourth day of the Red River Farm Network's Crop Tour. Spence said the corn maturity varies across Cass County. "The spring was a nailbiter, but we got saved by the…

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