Articles tagged under: spring wheat
UM Evaluates Record Number of Spring Wheat Varieties
Published January 8, 2025
The results from the University of Minnesota spring wheat trials were provided at the Small Grain Update meetings. "The main point is to help growers make decisions on what varieties they want to try next year," said spring wheat breeder…Spring Wheat Harvest Sees Delays in Northern Plains
Published August 22, 2024
Wolf Harvesting’s Craig Wolf, of Clark, South Dakota, is harvesting barley in the Rolette, North Dakota area until spring wheat is ready. "It's been going good. We got started on barley and it's been slow, but we've been down all…Spring Wheat Harvest Paused
Published August 17, 2024
Rain shut down the spring wheat harvest for a large share of the past week. “We had just got into spring wheat and durum harvest and now a lot of producers are likely stalled,” said Erica Olson, North Dakota Wheat…Spring Wheat Harvest Underway
Published August 8, 2024
Spring wheat harvest is underway for Wilmot, South Dakota area farmers. Jason Frerichs says they've seen decent yields. "We'd like to see things be a little bit better, but again, that wheat goes on those more marginal acres and it…Transitioning to Spring Wheat
Published August 6, 2024
The harvest in South Dakota is turning from winter wheat to spring wheat for Bradberry Harvesting. “We finished up winter wheat a couple of days ago,” said Kevin Bradberry. “It’s been really good as far as bushels go.” Bradberry has…National Wheat Yield Contest Seeking Contestants
Published July 19, 2024
The National Wheat Yield Contest is looking for spring wheat entries. This year's contest has a new category. "The digital yield will allow people to enter by field," said Anne Osborne, project manager, National Wheat Foundation. "When they're done with…Neck-Deep in Harvest
Published August 22, 2023
Spring wheat harvest is underway for Theresia Gille in Kittson County, Minnesota. "We've been neck-deep in wheat harvest, which has been all over the board." Between the hail and lack of moisture, there wasn't much wheat left in good condition.…July Scorches Yield from Spring Wheat Crop
Published August 18, 2023
Dickinson, North Dakota farmer Ed Kessel is about one-third of the way through his small grain harvest. The winter wheat, peas,and barley are done. Kessel says the hot, dry weather in July hurt his spring wheat crop. "it's only slightly…Early Yields Are Better Than Expected
Published August 18, 2023
Harvest activity is just getting started around Arvilla, North Dakota. "I would have expected to start earlier, but we're three-to-five days of heavy harvesting," said Tyler Stegman, grain buyer, Columbia Grain. Test weight and protein are adequate. Early yield reports…