Articles tagged under: wheat
Still Time to Plant Spring Wheat
Published April 17, 2018
University of Minnesota Extension Small Grains Specialist Jochum Wiersma says the recommendation for increasing plant populations does not start until May 1. “We’re not entering the timeline yet where we have to start increasing. By the time we get to…First ‘Saltie’ of the 2018 Season
Published April 12, 2018
The first ‘saltie’ (or ocean vessel) of 2018 has made its way to the Port of Duluth-Superior. From there, the vessel is expected to start loading 21,400 metric tons of durum bound for Algeria at the CHS terminal Monday morning.…USDA Lowers Global Ending Stocks
Published April 10, 2018
USDA lowered global ending stocks of corn and soybeans in the April Supply and Demand report. Global corn supply is lowered seven million tonnes to 1.3 million tonnes and soybean ending stocks are down 600,000 tonnes to 174 million tonnes…Okay Year for Red River Valley
Published April 10, 2018
Minnesota Farm Business Management released their 2017 farm financials. Northland Community and Technical College Farm Business Management Instructor, Ron Dvergsten, says even with tough commodity prices, the average Red River Valley farm did make some money in 2017. “This can…A Similar Spring Scenario
Published April 6, 2018
The planting plan depends on when spring decides to make an appearance. Peterson Farms Seed agronomist Adam Spelhaug says farmers were in a similar scenario in April of 2013. "We got a foot of snow in mid-April, but still got…