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A Familiar Pattern

Published August 31, 2024

The Thursday portion of the Red River Farm Network Crop Tour was wet. Luke Forsness, who operates Black River Ag at Dorothy, Minnesota, said that has been a familiar pattern this year. "It seems like we couldn't get a three or…

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TRF Crop Advances Toward Maturity

Published August 31, 2024

At Thief River Falls, Kent Rivard with K-Star Ag Services said soybean aphids have been a problem this season. maturity. "A lot of the beans have hit R6 so for aphids, we're in the clear there," said Rivard. "Some of the…

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A Variabile Crop

Published August 30, 2024

In the Roseau, Minnesota area, South 89 Seed and Services owner Amy Brateng said the variability in the crop is evident. “We had like a two-month planting season, but it isn’t out of the norm here.” Despite all the rain,…

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A Gut Punch

Published August 29, 2024

There was a significant amount of replanting after a massive hailstorm in early June in the Ypsilanti/Montpelier area of southern North Dakota. Levi Taylor, who operates Crop Innovations LLC, says it was a serious setback. "It was a gut punch.…

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There Are Reasons for Optimism

Published August 29, 2024

At Bremen, North Dakota, Pioneer rep Donny Allmaras likes the prospects for the corn in his area. "The average frost date is somewhere around the 27th of September but a lot of times we make it into October and we…

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Pioneer Agronomy Update

Published August 29, 2024

Pioneer Field Agronomist Larry Lunder is featured in the latest Pioneer Agronomy Update. The obvious question is if corn will make it to the finish line. "The cooler temperatures in the 2024 growing season have put row crop development behind,"…

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Crops are Lagging

Published August 28, 2024

From April through August, Rocklake, North Dakota has received more than 18 inches of rain. Brock Mitchell, who leads Lakeview Seed, said it has been an interesting season. "We came out of an extremely dry winter, plus last fall was…

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Improved Pod Shatter Canola

Published August 28, 2024

On the second day of the RRFN Crop Tour, Pioneer Field Agronomist Kristie Sundeen said this is a surprisingly good year, citing the additional moisture this season. “As long as we can get the GDU’s to get to the tail…

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‘Good Old-Fashioned Sunshine’

Published August 27, 2024

Heat is what is needed to finish the crop in the region. McClusky-based Pioneer seed dealer Paul Hagen with Mid State Ag says growing degree units are quite a bit behind. “We could use some good old-fashioned sunshine.” The RRFN…

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Pioneer Agronomy Update

Published August 27, 2024

In today's Pioneer Agronomy Update, Pioneer Field Agronomist Larry Lunder brings us up to date on the current GDU situation and the influence on the corn crop. Listen online. RRFN is out this week for its annual crop tour presented by…

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