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HRSW Acreage Drops Four Percent

Published June 30, 2020

Nationwide, the area seeded to spring wheat is down four percent from last year. North Dakota is the largest spring wheat production state in the country with 6 million acres. That’s down ten percent from last year. Spring wheat acreage…

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A Divided Spring Wheat Crop in ND

Published June 19, 2020

The spring wheat crop has a decent stand across much of North Dakota, but there is a divide. "In the west, the topsoil moisture has been challenged by hot, windy days. That's starting to take a toll," said Neal Fisher,…

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Spring Wheat Planting and Emergence Vary in Northern Plains

Published May 31, 2020

Cool, wet conditions have delayed some spring wheat planting progress and emergence across the Northern Plains. In the central part of North Dakota, farmers may not get as much seeded. In Minnesota, farmers still have a few more acres to…

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Crop Watch

Published May 26, 2020

Rain and wet fields delayed some planting progress in the Badger, Minnesota area last week. Farmer Shayne Isane has been able to plant spring wheat, soybeans and a portion of this year’s corn crop. However, last year’s corn ground is…

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Crop Watch

Published May 19, 2020

It's been a late spring for many across the Northern Plains, but the recent warmer weather temperatures have helped. Karlstad, Minnesota farmer Justin Dagen made spring wheat and sugarbeet planting progress before Memorial Day. "The subsoil had a lot of…

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South Dakota Wheat Crop Making Decent Progress

Published May 6, 2020

Winter wheat is progressing well in South Dakota. "We had a little bit of a set back with the winter weather event two to three weeks ago, but it seems to be coming back with good growth." said Reid Christopherson,…

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Some ND Farmers Making the Switch to Spring Wheat

Published May 1, 2020

Spring wheat acres were expected to be down nearly 10 percent when USDA issued its planting intentions report earlier this spring. Recent events may have bought back a few of those acres. "At the time of the survey, the corn…

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Farmers Endure Muddy Conditions as Fieldwork Begins

Published April 29, 2020

Fields are still muddy as area farmers begin planting. "We're planting wheat and picking our fields here and there," said Jim Bahm, a farmer from New Salem, North Dakota. "Some of it is black stubble and some of it is…

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ND Farmers Begin Planting Small Grains

Published April 23, 2020

Bismarck, North Dakota farmer Clark Coleman wrapped up barley planting this week. "We've been planting pretty hard for the last few days and the conditions are good." Coleman said he’ll plant spring wheat soon. "We'll probably jump into the wheat…

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Regional Basis Bids are Mostly Unchanged

Published March 25, 2020

Spring wheat basis bids at the six regional grain elevators followed by the Red River Farm Network are mostly unchanged compared to one week ago. Basis bids in Finely, North Dakota and Warren, Minnesota improved by five cents. Those bids…

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