Articles tagged under: corn
Bushels Are There for Corn, Not for Soybeans
Published October 29, 2024
Ryan Wanzek, who farms near Cleveland, North Dakota, hopes to finish his corn within the next two weeks. "We haven't had any harvest breaks, so everybody's getting pretty tired." Wanzek is happy with the corn yields but not the soybeans.…Working on Sunflowers
Published October 25, 2024
Regent, North Dakota farmer Josh Greff says his corn turned out well. "Considering we haven't had rain since early August, we were afraid our corn was going to be really light, but it was actually a good weight and pretty…One of the Better Corn Crops in Years
Published October 25, 2024
Jamestown, North Dakota’s Terry Wanzek has finished harvesting soybeans and pinto beans. "We had a few fields that didn't do that well, but it was mostly from the hail." In the soybean fields spared by the hail, yields ranged from…Brazilian Planting Lags Behind Last Year’s Pace
Published October 25, 2024
Brazil’s wet season was delayed, but much-needed rains have now been seen. Soybean and Corn Advisor President Michael Cordonnier says the drier conditions pushed the planting far behind schedule. "I think the bigger issue is corn because in Brazil, 75…Bushels Are Down Across the Board
Published October 22, 2024
Southwestern Minnesota farmers are parking the combine after a stressful growing season. “Yields are definitely poor across the board," said Bill Gordon, Worthington, Minnesota. "Some guys maybe had a decent field or two, but with the zeros from the early…Nonstop Harvest Season
Published October 22, 2024
Harvest has been chugging along for Paul Anderson of Coleharbor, North Dakota. “We have had a 30-day green flag run. We only took two days for the crew to rest between soybeans and corn.” Anderson said corn test weights were…Wind and Drought Take a Toll
Published October 21, 2024
Harvest is mostly wrapped up around Hazen, North Dakota. “A lot of the later season crops have been hurt by a big windstorm more than a week ago,” said John Weinand who saw many ears drop from drought-stressed corn. The…Wet Corn Delays Grygla Harvest
Published October 21, 2024
Corn harvest is still underway for Grygla, Minnesota farmer Todd Stanley. “We’re up against some pretty wet corn now, the last we combined was 24 percent so we quit for a while.” Stanley expects to combine some corn in the…Chester, SD Harvest Finishes Strong
Published October 21, 2024
Corn harvest is complete for many around Chester, South Dakota. “Overall, I think people are pleased with their corn crop,” says Keith Alverson. “We were worried about it finishing but we had a beautiful September and October.” Alverson says the…