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Poorly Timed Rain

Published September 6, 2024

A big rain event was not what Peter Hvidsten needed before his wheat harvest near Stephen, Minnesota. “We got about two-and-a-half inches of rain. After that, we dropped a couple of points in test weight and the color of the…

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Corn Needs More Time

Published September 4, 2024

Fordville, North Dakota farmer Joe Miller wrapped up his wheat harvest and expects to be harvesting edible beans soon. “The wheat had good yields, decent quality,” said Miller. “We sprayed our edible beans today (Wednesday) so we should be combining…

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North Dakota Wheat Receives Good Reviews

Published August 2, 2024

North Dakota's winter wheat crop is getting strong reviews. "There are some really good reports of early winter wheat fields in southern North Dakota; good quality, nice protein, and yield is quite high," said Westbred Technical Product Manager Justin Berg.…

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National Wheat Yield Contest Seeking Contestants

Published July 19, 2024

The National Wheat Yield Contest is looking for spring wheat entries. This year's contest has a new category. "The digital yield will allow people to enter by field," said Anne Osborne, project manager, National Wheat Foundation. "When they're done with…

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Winter Wheat Harvest Nearing Finish in Texas

Published July 16, 2024

Orman Farms Harvesting managing partner Landon Orman says winter wheat harvesting has gone well this year. "We're working on wheat harvest; have about two more weeks on that then we're picking cotton in Texas." Orman, who is based in Colorado…

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A Quality Kansas Winter Wheat Crop

Published July 11, 2024

Despite some weather delays, Kansas Wheat Growers Vice President of Communications Marsha Boswell said this year’s crop was very good. "This year's harvest was much better than the last couple of years. We've seen some really good quality wheat this…

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Weather Increases Scabbing Conditions

Published July 1, 2024

According to NDSU Plant Pathologist Andrew Friskop,  conditions are prime for scabbing on heading grains. "Right now, if you want to talk about head blight in our state, our most susceptible varieties are in that moderate to high risk and…

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Potential Seen for the Wheat Market

Published June 25, 2024

Russia produced 91.5 million tons of wheat last year. The year before that, the total was 92 million tons. That's two years of near-record crops. "This year not so much," said Tanner Ehmke, lead economist, CoBank. "They had widespread drought;…

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Finished With Planting

Published June 8, 2024

While many farmers have faced soggy conditions this spring, Dan Younggren finished planting two weeks ago and says the weather in the Hallock, Minnesota area has been perfect. "Things look absolutely outstanding up here," said Younggren. "We have gotten timely…

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Wheat Seeding Nearly Complete for MN Farmers

Published May 14, 2024

Minnesota Association of Wheat Growers Association Executive Director Brian Sorenson says the crop is being set up for a good season. "The rains that we got over the last several weeks have resulted in nice soil moisture and conditions for…

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