Articles tagged under: Huso Crop Consulting

Herbicide Availability Still a Challenge as Weed Pressure Strengthens

Published June 14, 2022

Weed pressure is stronger than expected in northeastern North Dakota. "Due the wet conditions, everything is growing," says Mark Huso, owner, Huso Crop Consulting. "We've had a few hiccups. Weeds were missed with pre-emergence herbicides, but in general, we are…

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Farmers Will Adapt to Drier Conditions As Needed

Published April 2, 2021

In the Lakota, North Dakota area, Huso Crop Consulting owner Mark Huso says the drier conditions aren’t influencing major fieldwork decisions yet. "If we are still in this arid, dry scenario after Easter, farmers may make some changes. There may…

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Fieldwork and Corn Harvest Making Progress in ND

Published November 13, 2020

Near Lakota, Huso Crop Consulting owner Mark Huso says farmers got a lot of fieldwork done the first week of November. "We had a nice fertilizer push and some of the area was concerned about moisture in the soil, but…

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A Fungicide Nightmare

Published June 29, 2020

Lakota-based Huso Crop Consulting owner Mark Huso expects fungicide applications to begin this week on the early wheat in in northeastern North Dakota. There’s a big difference between the early wheat and the crop was planted later in the spring.…

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Dry Bean Scene

Published June 26, 2020

Planting has wrapped up and a majority of the dry edible bean crop has emerged in northeastern North Dakota and northwestern Minnesota. Hear more from Huso Crop Consulting owner Mark Huso in the Dry Bean Scene made possible by the…

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The North Dakota Corn Harvest Presses On

Published March 16, 2020

Calving and combining are typically two things farmers aren’t doing at the same time. However, this past year has been nothing short of unusual in the Northern Plains. Within the past month, farmers have resumed corn harvest throughout much of…

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Heat Units Needed to Get the Soybeans ‘Back on Track’

Published July 5, 2019

Based at Lakota, North Dakota, Huso Crop Consulting owner Mark Huso says it’s going to take nice weather this month to get the soybeans back on track. "It's going to take some 80-90 degree days. I'm not overly concerned at…

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Have a Plan for Spring Planting

Published April 26, 2019

Over the past week, warm temperatures and dry weather have helped shape up soil conditions. "However, there is a thing as starting too soon," says Huso Crop Consulting owner Mark Huso. "Look at the extended forecast. If the soil temperature…

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Dry Bean Scene

Published October 12, 2018

The Dry Bean Scene airs every Friday at 12:35 p.m. on the Red River Farm Network. A combination of rain and snow is delaying harvest throughout much of the dry edible bean growing areas in the Northern Plains. Hear more…

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Wheat Harvest Wrapping Up in Northeast ND

Published August 17, 2018

Based out of Lakota, North Dakota, Huso Crop Consulting owner Mark Huso says spring wheat yield and protein reports vary, depending on rainfall and variety. The 2018 wheat crop average-to-above average for the region. "Certainly varietal differences showed up this…

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