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Tractor Time May Be Just Days Away

Published April 11, 2025

Farmers in the central Red River Valley are itching to get back into the tractor cab. "The field conditions for the time of year look pretty good," said Kevin Sinner, field agronomist, Pioneer. "There's only standing water where there are…

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Fields Almost Ready, Rain Is Key

Published April 7, 2025

With planting season inching closer and closer, Pioneer Product Agronomist Zach Fore says the northern Red River Valley is close to ready. "It'll depend on what happens with the rain in terms of when we can actually get in the…

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Larson Seed and Agronomy Opens New Facility Ahead of Spring Planting

Published March 31, 2025

Larson Seed and Agronomy held an open house for their new seed treatment facility and warehouse near Fosston, Minnesota. Owner Matt Larson is happy the construction is done, and they can focus on getting to work. "We have a new…

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Ready for Spring

Published March 19, 2025

It will be ‘go’ time in a matter of weeks. Pioneer Marketing Lead Scott Walker said farmers are busy preparing for the planting season. "We're ready as well, getting all of our seed out in position with our Pioneer sales…

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Sundeen Earns CCA Award

Published February 14, 2025

The North Dakota Certified Crop Advisor program has honored Pioneer Field Agronomist Kristie Sundeen as its certified crop advisor of the year. Sundeen has been with Pioneer since 2019. Before that, she worked for Bayer, BASF, CHS and as an…

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Corn Acreage Expected to Increase

Published January 9, 2025

According to Pioneer Field Agronomist Kristie Sundeen, there is still a lot of indecision about seed purchases. Going into a new cropping season, Sundeen believes corn is in a good position to increase acres. "Wheat has been kind of flat to going…

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Another Win for Hula

Published December 17, 2024

Virginia farmer David Hula is once again the big winner in the National Corn Yield Contest. Hula yielded nearly 491 bushels per acre with a Pioneer hybrid. The top yield in Minnesota was 340 bushels per acre acre in the…

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The Billion Dollar Pest

Published December 12, 2024

Corn rootworm has a significant impact on Midwest corn yields. It is often called the ‘billion dollar pest.’ "Corn rootworm has been a huge challenge for many farmers across the Cornbelt and it is extending into farther northern geographies," said Brandon…

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Canola Research Shifts to Pod Drop

Published December 6, 2024

Speaking at the Minnesota Canola Council's Canola Symposium, Pioneer Field Agronomist Kristie Sundeen said the focus for canola research shifted from pod shatter to pod drop. "Pod drop became a much bigger issue this year. Very disappointing, but it happens when…

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Farmers Struggle with Limited Storage Space

Published November 8, 2024

In the Litchville, North Dakota area, Ron Truax says farmers are running out of bin space to put their corn. “It’s a good corn crop so it’s taking a lot of space. So there’s bags getting filled on the ground.”…

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