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Farmers Gear Up for Spring Planting

Published May 2, 2025

NDSU Extension Agent Michelle Gilley says field conditions in Eddy County are great and farmers are ready to get the tractors rolling. "It's starting to dry out enough to plant. The flatter fields are still a little bit ponded, but…

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Tractor Time May Be Just Days Away

Published April 11, 2025

Farmers in the central Red River Valley are itching to get back into the tractor cab. "The field conditions for the time of year look pretty good," said Kevin Sinner, field agronomist, Pioneer. "There's only standing water where there are…

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A Smoother Calving Season

Published May 3, 2024

For Binford, North Dakota rancher Megan Overby, calving progress is close to 80 percent complete. "We start calving at the beginning of April and try to wrap up by mid-June," said Overby. "We may be seeing just a tick of…

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Taking Advantage of an Early Start

Published April 25, 2024

Randy Melvin, who farms at Buffalo, North Dakota, is off to a good start with planting. "Any time you can get going in April, I count it as a victory because over the last 25 years we've had very few…

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Weed Control Begins at Planting

Published April 25, 2024

Mark Huso, who leads Huso Crop Consulting at Lakota, North Dakota, is excited about the planting progress "In general, field conditions have been great. We are (Prairie) Pothole country here along Highway 2, Lakota, Petersburg, Niagra, you see lots of…

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Knocking on Planting Season’s Door

Published April 22, 2024

For Jamestown area farmer Ryan Wanzek, the recent cold spell delayed an otherwise early start to the planting season. "I think the reason people haven't been more aggressive is just the cold weather. They haven't been pushing it and very…

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Spring is in the Air!

Published April 13, 2023

With spring in the air, snow melt is happening quickly. SDSU Extension State Climatologist Laura Edwards says the soil is in a good position to absorb a lot of that moisture after a dry fall. "We still see shallow frost…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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