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Mixed Acreage Thoughts Ahead of Spring

Published January 31, 2022

Proseed District Sales Manager Dave Gehrtz is not expecting supply shortages to cause major acreage shifts. "The established farmers growing corn, wheat and soybeans are pretty much on track. Even though we're looking at fertilizer prices and rising input costs,…

What to Plant on Last Year’s Soybean Ground?

Published January 28, 2022

Indecision remains in the new year as trying to decide what to plant in the spring. Based in Anamoose, North Dakota, Peterson Farms Seed’s Paul Bromley tells the Red River Farm Network there are many unknowns. "Farmers are wondering what…

SD Yields Decline

Published January 13, 2022

South Dakota’s corn crop averaged 135 bushels per acre this past year, down 27 bushels from last year. Soybeans were estimated at 40 bushels per acre, down six bushels from 2020. Oil sunflower yields were at 1,600 pounds; non-oil sunflowers…

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Sunflowers Pencil Out

Published January 7, 2022

There is an acreage battle underway with the current price environment. Corn, soybeans and spring wheat are competing with canola, dry edible beans and other specialty crops for acres. Proseed District Sales Manager Dave Gehrtz is also getting calls about…

ND May Have a More Diverse Acreage Mix in 2022

Published December 22, 2021

Martinson Ag Risk Management President Randy Martinson says southeastern North Dakota is expected to grow more corn next year. "When you get outside of that area of the state, there may be more barley, oats and dry edible beans. These…

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Rain Makes Grain

Published November 10, 2021

Coleharbor, North Dakota farmer Paul Anderson is done with corn harvest for the year. "Our later planted corn did the best when compared with the earlier planted corn," says Anderson. "We had a strange year. There was a dry period…

More Moisture Needed Ahead of Spring

Published November 2, 2021

Harvest is wrapping up in far northeastern North Dakota. "Corn harvest is nearing completion," says Mark Ramsey, owner, M.R. Consulting. "The sunflower harvest is about halfway done. It all depends on where you're at." The soil moisture seems adequate going…

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Oilseed Crops Offer Good Profit Potential for 2022

Published October 15, 2021

When NDSU Extension Crops Marketing Economist Frayne Olson starts to do back-of-the envelope calculations on next year’s acreage, the commodities that lead the charge on bottom-line potential are oilseed crops. "Leading the pack is canola. There's aggressive canola contracts already…

Not a Bad Sunflower Harvest

Published October 11, 2021

Mott, North Dakota farmer Josh Greff started sunflower harvest last week. "Some of it was was at 3,400 pounds. The moisture is lower, but we shouldn't have to worry too much about fire." Greff says it’s been a very different…

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Sunflower Industry Seeks Updates to Crop Insurance

Published October 1, 2021

Earlier this year, the Risk Management Agency started offering crop insurance enterprise units by crop type for wheat, peas, lentils and dry beans. National Sunflower Association Executive Director John Sandbakken would like to see this extended to sunflowers. "We have…

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Mixed Acreage Thoughts Ahead of Spring

What to Plant on Last Year’s Soybean Ground?

SD Yields Decline

Sunflowers Pencil Out

ND May Have a More Diverse Acreage Mix in 2022

Rain Makes Grain

More Moisture Needed Ahead of Spring

Oilseed Crops Offer Good Profit Potential for 2022

Not a Bad Sunflower Harvest

Sunflower Industry Seeks Updates to Crop Insurance

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