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Good Test Weight and Quality

Published October 23, 2020

Corn harvest is almost wrapped up near Onida, South Dakota. "We started three weeks earlier than usual. The corn harvest started in the third week of September," said Tim Luken, location manager, Oahe Grain. "Soybean harvest is complete and sorghum…

Snow Delays Corn and Sunflower Harvest in Onida, SD

Published October 22, 2020

Wednesday night's snow delayed corn and sunflower harvest in Onida, South Dakota. "It looks like there's some cold nights and days ahead so it may be awhile before the snow will melt away. We may also run into some muddy…

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Crop Watch

Published June 19, 2020

Crops in the Minto, North Dakota area are off to a good start. According to Minto Ag Center owner and agronomist Trevor Slominski, the timely rains helped. "Some crops got a little more moisture than farmers wanted, but overall, the…

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Sunflowers Start to Sprout Near Crookston, MN

Published June 15, 2020

It's been a wet spring, but Crookston, Minnesota farmer Kevin Capistran says sunflowers are planted and starting to emerge. "The sunflowers are transitioning into the two-leaf stage right now. They're generally taking in the water from the wet soils and…

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More Sunflowers Going In

Published June 5, 2020

Solen, North Dakota farmer and rancher Kenny Schmidt typically grows wheat, corn and sunflowers. More acres this year have flipped from wheat to sunflowers. "Wheat is hard to make work anymore; it appears like there's always some kind of discount…

Sunflower Growers Eligible for Coronavirus Assistance

Published May 27, 2020

Enrollment is open for the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program through USDA. National Sunflower Association Executive Director John Sandbakken says sunflower growers can reap the benefits of the program. "With the CFAP, there is a $2 per hundredweight payment. The CCC…

More Warm Weather Needed for Widespread ND Planting Progress

Published May 16, 2020

It’s the middle of May and across portions of North Dakota, the planting delays continue. According to Jason Hanson, owner, Rock n' Roll Agronomy, Mother Nature needs to cooperate. "Things are just creeping along. We're getting close to critical crop…

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Farmers Endure Muddy Conditions as Fieldwork Begins

Published April 29, 2020

Fields are still muddy as area farmers begin planting. "We're planting wheat and picking our fields here and there," said Jim Bahm, a farmer from New Salem, North Dakota. "Some of it is black stubble and some of it is…

Planting Intentions for Other Crops Expected to Rise

Published March 31, 2020

Nationwide, sugarbeet planting intentions for the 2020 crop year are estimated at 1.14 million acres. That’s a one percent increase from the previous year. This year’s dry bean planted acreage is projected at 1.37 million, up seven percent from 2019.…

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Athem Herbicide Approved for Sunflowers

Published March 30, 2020

Anthem Flex herbicide can now be used for pre-plant and pre-emergence applications in sunflower. This herbicide provides residual control of grasses and small-seeded broadleaf weed with burndown activity on emerged broadleaf weeds.

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Good Test Weight and Quality

Snow Delays Corn and Sunflower Harvest in Onida, SD

Crop Watch

Sunflowers Start to Sprout Near Crookston, MN

More Sunflowers Going In

Sunflower Growers Eligible for Coronavirus Assistance

More Warm Weather Needed for Widespread ND Planting Progress

Farmers Endure Muddy Conditions as Fieldwork Begins

Planting Intentions for Other Crops Expected to Rise

Athem Herbicide Approved for Sunflowers

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