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Hot Weather a Concern for Spring Wheat

Published July 31, 2022

University of Minnesota Extension Small Grains Specialist Jochum Wiersma says a lot of the spring wheat is in the middle of grain fill. "That's one-third of the grain fill period. After that, it's dry down and then, the hot doesn't…

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Next Five Weeks are Crucial

Published July 31, 2022

North Dakota Wheat Commission Policy and Marketing Director Jim Peterson says the next five weeks will be critical for North Dakota’s spring wheat. "Right now, the crop certainly has a lot of potential. It looks good, but if we get…

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Delayed Harvest Will Get Interesting

Published July 31, 2022

North Dakota Grain Growers Association Executive Director Dan Wogsland says harvesting wheat in late September and in some cases into October will be interesting. "There's no daylight left. It will get interesting, because as we heard, harvest is four to…

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Getting a Closer Look at the Red River Valley Wheat

Published July 31, 2022

Minnesota Association of Wheat Growers Vice President of Operations Coreen Berdahl was a driver during last week's spring wheat tour. On the final day, Berdahl drove on the northern and eastern route away from Devils Lake. "We drove through Langdon,…

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Healthy Spring Wheat Crop Expected

Published July 28, 2022

The Wheat Quality Council Spring Wheat Tour three-day average yield for spring wheat at 49.1 bushels per acre. The average yield for durum is at 39 bushels an acre. North Dakota Wheat Commission Market Development and Research Manager Erica Olson…

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Heat Stress Hits Winter Wheat

Published July 24, 2022

The winter wheat harvest is well underway in South Dakota. South Dakota State University Extension Agronomist Jonathan Kleinjan says some parts of the crop suffered from heat stress. "I had a producer call me from Onida saying he was disappointed…

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Crop Scouts to Evaluate HRSW Crop

Published July 19, 2022

The Wheat Quality Council’s Spring Wheat Tour will cover routes in North Dakota, South Dakota and Minnesota. While crop scouts will survey crop conditions, WQC Executive Director Dave Green sees the tour as an educational experience for tour participants. "We…

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USDA Forecasting Average Spring Wheat Crop for ND

Published July 18, 2022

During an NDSU Extension monthly ag markets webinar, Extension Crops Economist Frayne Olson reviewed the USDA Supply and Demand Report. Olson says there were no major surprises. "We got new information about spring planted wheat. The size of the projected…

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Stats Can: Fewer Canola Acres Planted, More Spring Wheat and Durum

Published July 6, 2022

Statistics Canada says Canadian farmers planted more spring wheat and durum than last year. Spring wheat acres total 18.2 million, that's 1.7 million more than last year and 580,000 more than the April estimate. At 6 million, durum acres are…

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Spring Wheat Planting Window Closing

Published June 6, 2022

It's getting late to plant spring wheat in the Northern Plains. Spring wheat planting in North Dakota, the nation’s largest spring wheat producing state, is at 74 percent complete. According to the USDA, that's an increase of 15 percentage points…

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