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More Spring Wheat Tour Reflections

Published August 1, 2021

Horizon Resources Grain Division Manager Levi Hall monitored the Wheat Quality Council’s Spring Wheat Tour from afar. Hall is based in Williston, North Dakota. "I was surprised at the southeast corner of North Dakota. There were more fields at 20…

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Variability is Part of Small Grain Harvest

Published August 1, 2021

Agronomist Sarah Lovas farms near Hillsboro, North Dakota. She says barley harvest went well. "We didn't have many acres to harvest. One of the challenges in Hillsboro is the green fields due to later barley germination. Farmers are trying to…

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Disappointing Spring Wheat Yields in NE North Dakota

Published August 1, 2021

In Crystal, North Dakota, O’Toole Seed owner and farmer Brian O’Toole got out into the spring wheat fields last Monday to start harvest. "I had a field of wheat planted on sugarbeet ground and that's typically the first thing we…

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Spring Wheat Tour Shows Lower Yields, Good Quality for ND

Published July 30, 2021

Final results from the Wheat Quality Council tour have an overall weighted average for spring wheat at 29.1 bushels per acre. Compared to an average year, like 2015, this is about two-thirds of the normal crop. The all-wheat yield estimate…

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A Variable Spring Wheat Crop in Northeastern North Dakota

Published July 30, 2021

Variable is the way to describe the spring wheat from the final day of the Wheat Quality Council's Spring Wheat Tour. The final routes covered the northeastern part of North Dakota with a calculated weighted average at 35.4 bushels/acre. NDSU…

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Wheat Tour Surveys the Crops in Western, North Central ND

Published July 29, 2021

Spring wheat yields in western and north central North Dakota were estimated at 24.6 bushels per acre. That compares to 40.8 bushels per acre in 2019 and the five-year average of 42.2 bushels. "I was right in the middle of…

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Spring Wheat Going Through the Baler

Published July 28, 2021

North Dakota Wheat Commission Administrator Neal Fisher says there are a few bright spots with the spring wheat and durum crop in the state, but there’s also disappointment. "Spring wheat harvest is sporadic right now." Fisher is seeing more balers…

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Spring Wheat Crop Done in Portions of North Dakota

Published July 28, 2021

Linton, North Dakota farmer and North Dakota Grain Growers Association President Tom Bernhardt was on the spring wheat tour this week. His spring wheat is finished. "Spring wheat was pushed along with the heat and lack of moisture. Our other…

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Spring Wheat Tour Begins This Week

Published July 26, 2021

The Wheat Quality Council’s Spring Wheat Tour is happening in North Dakota this week. Executive Vice President Dave Green is expecting a dire spring wheat crop. "I've seen pictures on Twitter of bad fields. Someone said there are areas that…

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How High Can the Wheat Markets Go?

Published July 20, 2021

The Money Farm market analyst Mike Krueger is watching to see how high spring wheat prices can go. "I'm hearing people talking about $10 September or December Minneapolis wheat futures, but that will depend on how the crops in other…

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