Articles tagged under: spring
Communicate With Your Crop Insurance Agent
Published June 23, 2022
If any replanting needs to happen, Countryside Insurance Agency owner Jennifer Otteson reminds farmers to contact their crop insurance agent as quickly as possible. "An adjuster has to release those acres before a replant. If it is fewer than 20…Mother Nature is in Control
Published April 25, 2022
The Red River at Thompson, North Dakota faced severe flash flooding Saturday. For the month of April, Brian Tweten has had nine inches of rain in the gauge at the farm. "The frost hasn't come completely out of the ground…More Time to Prepare for Spring Planting
Published April 15, 2022
The spring blizzard delays fieldwork in western North Dakota, but farmers welcome the moisture. "The blizzard brought more snow than we've had all winter," said Paul Anderson, a farmer near Coleharbor, North Dakota. "We got snow in early December last…Unpredictable Supply Chain
Published March 23, 2022
According to Soy Transportation Coalition Executive Director Mike Steenhoek, predictability is often viewed as more important than affordability and speed of transit for the supply chain. With fertilizer shipments being a concern for spring, Steenhoek says the supply chain’s 'just…In-Furrow Technology Options Available for Specialty Crops
Published March 23, 2022
Vive Crop Protection National Sales Manager Mark Varner says the sugarbeet and potato industries are seeing big benefits from in-furrow technology. "Potato growers are a prime example of farmers who can put in-furrow fertility in and put micronutrients in-furrow without…A Mixed Weather Outlook for Spring
Published March 18, 2022
It’s the time of the year when the weather battles between leftover winter and spring. World Weather Incorporated Senior Agricultural Meteorologist Drew Lerner says there will be more precipitation in the forecast for the Northern Plains. "There are a few…Northern Plains Spring Forecast
Published February 14, 2022
World Weather Incorporated Senior Agricultural Meteorologist Drew Lerner expects to see moisture coming across the Northern Plains this spring. "There will be a cool bias to start in the eastern part of the Dakotas and Minnesota, but it will be…High Fertilizer Prices to Continue Through Spring
Published December 1, 2021
High fertilizer prices are expected to stick around for the next six months. A new report from CoBank shows record general inflation, higher natural gas prices, tight global nitrogen supplies and strong farmer demand will all continue to contribute to…Farmers Will Adapt to Drier Conditions As Needed
Published April 2, 2021
In the Lakota, North Dakota area, Huso Crop Consulting owner Mark Huso says the drier conditions aren’t influencing major fieldwork decisions yet. "If we are still in this arid, dry scenario after Easter, farmers may make some changes. There may…