Articles tagged under: Boots on the Ground

Now Working on Soybeans and Dry Beans

Published June 5, 2022

At Clifford, North Dakota, Brent Kohls says there has been a push on corn planting and the attention has moved to soybeans and dry beans. "With our (Channel) seed dealership business, we're thinking about 80 percent of corn that was…

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Next Few Days Will Be Critical

Published June 5, 2022

It's difficult to be patient in a delayed planting season, but there's only one shot to get the crop in the grounded. "Before the (Memorial Day) rains, the frost was still coming out of the ground," said Chris Hong, Hong…

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‘Prevent Plant is Something We Don’t Want to Have’

Published June 3, 2022

Rob Rynning raises wheat, barley, rye and canola at Kennedy, Minnesota. "We're roughly 80 percent complete." The remaining ground is scattered in different areas. "The water is just receding in many of those areas and we've basically got ourselves seeded…

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Conditions Not Perfect, But Spring Wheat Planted on Gillie Farm

Published June 3, 2022

The Boots on the Ground Tour moved east of Hallock, Minnesota to the Theresia Gillie farm. As of Thursday, Gillie had planted all of her spring wheat and about half of the soybeans. It has been a battle to get…

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Boots on Ground

Published May 30, 2022

North Dakota and northwest Minnesota are the epicenter for delayed planting. Advance Trading Risk Management Advisor Tommy Grisafi and the Red River Farm Network will gain a first-person perspective on planted acreage and crop conditions with its Boots on the…

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Boots on the Ground: Potential Exists for Corn and Soybeans

Published July 12, 2021

Crop growth has been stunted by a combination of dry soils, extreme heat and immense wind. The Boots on the Ground Tour went beyond weather maps and computer modeling to gain a firsthand perspective on crop conditions. Advance Trading Risk…

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Hope for a Resilient Crop

Published July 11, 2021

After no rain for the first month and a half after planting, Tor Bergstrom has caught a handful of small rains at Finley, North Dakota. The soybeans are using all of that moisture. "You cannot get away from no snow…

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Cooperstown Farmer Working the Low Ground

Published July 11, 2021

For Mark Ressler of Cooperstown, most of his 2019 corn crop stood until last year because of excessive moisture. An estimated 60 percent of the farm was prevented plant in 2020. It has been dry this season, but the carryover…

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The Exception to the Rule

Published July 11, 2021

There aren’t many parts of North Dakota that are anywhere close to normal for rainfall. Asgrow Dekalb Agronomist Evan Twedt says the McHenry area in Foster County is an exception. "Since May 1, we are at 100 percent of normal…

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Last Year’s PP Acres are Obvious

Published July 11, 2021

After two years of extensive prevented planting, the New Rockford, North Dakota area is now suffering from a lack of moisture. "The PP ground seems to be the only ground where there will be a fair crop," said Taylor Koepplin,…

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