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Excellent Quality Soybeans Moving Through Bayer West Fargo Plant

Published October 23, 2025

The Bayer Commercial Soybean Production facility in West Fargo began as a canola and sunflower plant owned by Interstate Seed. It was acquired by Monsanto in 2009 and converted to soybean seed processing. Now a Bayer company, the plant packages…

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Soybean Week in MN

Published October 4, 2025

Governor Tim Walz declared this past week as Soybean Week in Minnesota. The designation is being made to highlight the critical role soybean farmers play in the Minnesota economy. Walz also used the opportunity to blast the Trump Administration’s trade…

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Corn Needs Time

Published September 26, 2025

Farmers are in a holding pattern in the Fullerton, North Dakota area while waiting for the crops to finish. Chad Ulmer says the corn needs time. "The extra heat that we're going to be getting on the corn is going…

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Crusting Influenced Soybean Emergence

Published June 18, 2025

Volatile spring weather left some soybean fields with emergence issues like crusting. "This winter we did not have as much snow cover as we used to," said NDSU Extension Agronomist Ana Carcedo. "Thankfully, we got some moisture after, but then…

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Perfect Weather for Planting

Published May 6, 2025

At Karlstad, Minnesota, Justin Dagen is almost done planting corn and getting ready to start seeding potatoes. "In the meantime, we're shipping seed potatoes six days a week and the process is going really well." Dagen said the weather has…

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Bumper Brazilian Corn and Soybean Harvest

Published April 29, 2025

With harvest nearing the finish line, Brazil is bringing in a big crop. Brazil Intel owner and ag consultant Kory Melby points to early-season rains as the catalyst. "There are a few fields left, but in general, it has been…

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Larson Seed and Agronomy Opens New Facility Ahead of Spring Planting

Published March 31, 2025

Larson Seed and Agronomy held an open house for their new seed treatment facility and warehouse near Fosston, Minnesota. Owner Matt Larson is happy the construction is done, and they can focus on getting to work. "We have a new…

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Big Bean Crop Follows a Wet Start

Published November 8, 2024

This year's soybean crop made a major reversal after early rains had many farmers scrambling for replants. "The soybeans were awesome this year," said Rock and Roll Agronomy owner Jason Hanson. "We had probably one of our biggest soybean crops…

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Plan Ahead for Next Year

Published November 8, 2024

One of the benefits of the dry weather seen throughout most of the Northern Plains this harvest season was the low disease pressure for soybeans. "We didn't see a lot of diseases showing up because we didn't have any of…

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One of the Better Corn Crops in Years

Published October 25, 2024

Jamestown, North Dakota’s Terry Wanzek has finished harvesting soybeans and pinto beans. "We had a few fields that didn't do that well, but it was mostly from the hail." In the soybean fields spared by the hail, yields ranged from…

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