Articles tagged under: small grains

Crop Disease Outlook Better Than Expected

Published July 9, 2025

As summer heats up and parts of North Dakota receive excessive rainfall, the disease risk increases. However, NDSU Extension Plant Pathologist Andrew Friskop said this growing season has gone better than expected. "Right now, as far as the small grain…

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NDSU Hosts KernzaCON to Highlight Promising Crop

Published June 10, 2025

A perennial small grain is gaining traction among farmers and breweries. NDSU Extension hosted an event in Fargo to promote the benefits of Kernza. "Bigger seed, higher seed yield, anti-shatter so the seed doesn't fall off the plant at maturity,…

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Still Early for Corn

Published April 27, 2025

At Kulm, North Dakota, Josh Gackle started seeding barley this past week. "Soil conditions, at least for wheat and barley, I think are really good. Moisture is good for planting, but you can tell that it's dry. " It's still…

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A Price Impact From Tariff Strategy

Published April 18, 2025

With the White House's back-and-forth on tariffs, the impact on agricultural trade is obvious. The biggest price influence is on the countries that purchase large volumes of U.S. commodities. "For soybeans, without a doubt, that's China," said NDSU Extension Crops…

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Good Yields

Published August 16, 2024

Portland, North Dakota farmer Greg Thykeson started combining wheat before the rains hit this past week. “The bushels are there. We’re still hanging on to quality,” said Thykeson. “All in all it looks like it’s going to be a really…

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Preliminary Variety Information Coming In

Published August 17, 2023

Preliminary small grains yield data is starting to come in from 45 spring wheat varieties across five locations in Minnesota. "We've got a couple locations averaging over 100 bushels per acre," said Jim Anderson, spring wheat breeder, University of Minnesota.…

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Working on Corn and Flowers

Published October 21, 2022

In northwestern North Dakota, Dakota Agronomy Partners agronomy sales representative Jenna Whalen says the small grains and canola are done and the end of the soybean harvest is in sight. "It's basically corn and sunflowers left." Whalen says most yields…

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Small Grain Harvest is a Wrap in Williston, ND

Published September 23, 2022

U.S. Custom Harvesters Incorporated President J.C. Schemper is back home harvesting in Nebraska after finishing up the small grain harvest in western North Dakota. "North Dakota had a great crop with 40 to 50 bushel durum. The durum had good…

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From Small Grains to Silage

Published September 13, 2022

North of Bismarck, North Dakota, Clark Coleman is getting ready to chop silage. "About 10 days ago, we had a really nice rain shower that came through. It turned the corn green again," says Coleman. "Now, it's started to dry…

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Wheat Quality Looks Good in Finley, ND

Published August 19, 2022

Finley, North Dakota Farmers Co-op is just starting to see spring wheat come across the scale. Probe shack operator Cheryl Moore says quality looks good. "Proteins are all over the place, honestly. Some are coming in low. Others are coming…

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