Crop Conditions Vary

There is great potential for a good corn and soybean crop, but everything depends on the weather over the next few weeks. “Typically, in the month of September, we get 190 GDUs in the first part of the month and 130 GDUs in the second half of the month,” said Brenna Beard, territory manager, Pioneer. Beard, who oversees southeastern North Dakota, “We’re hopeful they weather folks are right and we get some above-average temps in the late stages of September. Cropeer territory manager Jim Kokett, who covers west-central Minnesota says the crop conditions vary. “There’s some guys in the northern part of my territory that are very excited about this crop; they got it in on time and it really looks good. As you go south, it gets wetter, less timely, more variable and more concerning for a lot of farmers.”