Articles tagged under: wheat harvest

Weeds Overtake Wheat in Kansas

Published July 21, 2023

Holdrege, Nebraska custom combiner J.C. Schemper is in the process of moving his crew to Fort Benton, Montana after finishing up in Kansas. Schemper says the crop he cut at Scott City, Kansas was pretty good with mostly 90-bushel irrigated…
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Rain and Humidity Slows Harvest

Published July 20, 2023

Shepherd Harvesting custom combiner Steve Shepherd is back in Onida, South Dakota after harvesting in Oklahoma. The Oklahoma wheat was 20-to-40 bushels an acre. "There was lots of rain, mud and really weedy conditions." Shepherd's South Dakota winter wheat harvest…
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SD Harvest is Touch and Go

Published July 19, 2023

Oahe Grain Cooperation General Manager Tim Luken says the winter wheat harvest in South Dakota was delayed by rain. "There was a big storm south of here with hail and a decent amount of rain." Winter wheat protein is surprisingly…
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Weeds and Rain

Published July 19, 2023

U.S. Custom Harvesters Inc. Vice President Paul Paplow is finishing his harvest in the Tribune, Kansas area. It's been a struggle. "All the way through Kansas we've dealt with weeds and rain." Paplow reports southern Kansas yields averaged 35–to-40-bushels and…
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Test Weight Slipping

Published July 19, 2023

Bowdon, North Dakota custom combiner Mychal Neumiller is wrapping up his Kansas harvest. "We got out to western Kansas and sat for many days due to rain, but the last few days we've been full-bore ahead." The wheat crop has…
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Better Wheat Seen in Nebraska

Published July 17, 2023

Elk City, Oklahoma custom combiner David Misener has moved into the North Platte, Nebraska area. Misener says the crop in Oklahoma and Kansas was pretty tough. "We didn't have a lot of good yields. I did anywhere from 15-to-61 bushel…
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On the Brink of Wheat Harvest

Published September 4, 2022

Rolla, North Dakota farmer Tim Mickelson says is looking at the start of his wheat harvest. "There's probably ten-to-15 percent of wheat taken off in our area so far." Weather has played a big role in dictating the timing of…
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Hot Temperatures Hurt Canola Yields

Published September 4, 2022

Kidder County farmer Paul Subart says there has been harvest progress in central North Dakota. "We have about 60 to 70 percent of wheat harvest done at this point, and about the same for canola." Weather beat back some of…
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South Dakota Wheat Harvest Wraps Up

Published September 4, 2022

The wheat harvest is nearly complete in South Dakota.  South Dakota Wheat Commission Executive Director Reid Christophersons says the winter wheat and spring wheat crops were not the same. "Winter wheat harvest was just absolutely expectational. Producers saw yields from…
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Minnesota HRSW Yields Top USDA Forecast

Published August 26, 2022

The harvest has started on the early-seeded spring wheat fields in northwest Minnesota. University of Minnesota Extension Small Grains Specialist Jochum Wiersma says the early yields are surprising. "The USDA predicted 56 bushels per acre (average) for Minnesota, but I…
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