Articles tagged under: spring wheat

Wheat Harvest Pushes North

Published August 13, 2026

The U.S. wheat harvest is moving into its final stages in the Southern Plains and picking up speed farther north. Less than ten percent of the hard red winter wheat crop remains to be harvested, with the crop continuing to…

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Custom Harvest Crews Expand Into North Dakota

Published August 11, 2026

Custom harvest crews are wrapping up wheat harvest in Montana while expanding into North Dakota. Mychal Neumiller's crews are finishing near Billings while combines move into South Heart, Glen Ullin and Westhope. “We’re pretty spread out right now, but still…

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Disappointing Wheat Yields

Published August 10, 2026

Small grain harvest is expanding across northwest North Dakota, but early results have been disappointing. Minot area farmer Chad Rubbelke says dry conditions have taken a toll. “The guys that are going early are low test weight, high protein and…

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Northern Plains Crops Stay Ahead of Schedule

Published August 4, 2026

Crop development continues to run ahead of normal across the Northern Plains despite mixed crop conditions. North Dakota corn is 83% silked with 11% reaching the dough stage, while soybeans are 92% blooming and 59% setting pods. South Dakota crops…

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Minnesota’s #1 HRSW Variety-MN Rothsay

Published November 25, 2025

According to the University of Minnesota Spring Wheat Variety Trials, Rothsay was planted on more than 28 percent of the acres. The next most seeded varieties were WestBred’s WB9590, MN-Torgy, AgriPro’s SY Valda, 21st Century Genetics’ Zelda and WestBred’s WB9479.

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Bushels Less Than Hoped

Published August 28, 2025

The small grain harvest continues in the Rolette, North Dakota area. "We got done with spring wheat and are just getting started on some durum they just sprayed off," said Craig Wolf, Wolf Harvesting. The spring wheat yields were below…

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Combines Roll in ND

Published August 8, 2025

WestBred Technical Product Manager Justin Berg says combines are starting to roll. "Wheat harvest has started across the southern parts of North Dakota and then up through the Red River Valley," said Berg. "Reports have been really promising. The wheat's…

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Neumiller Crew Splitting Time Between MT and Western ND

Published August 6, 2025

Bowdon, North Dakota's Neumiller Harvesting is hard at work in the Billings, Montana area. Roger Neumiller says the quality of wheat coming off the combine is looking pretty good. "We're seeing anywhere from 50 to 70 bushels an acre, and…

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Decent Wheat Seen Between the Rains

Published August 6, 2025

Ethan Woods, who operates Woods Harvesting, is seeing a good winter wheat crop coming off the combine in north central Montana. "Decent yields in the 50s for bushels per acre, but we've had rain every other night, it seems like.…

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CME Group to Add Spring Wheat Contract

Published January 9, 2025

The CME Group plans to compete head-to-head against the Minneapolis Grain Exchange with a spring wheat contract. The Chicago Board of Trade already trades soft red winter wheat and hard red winter wheat. This new contract will be launched in…

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