Articles tagged under: winter wheat
Moisture Boosts Winter Wheat Outlook
Published November 22, 2024
Much of the U.S. winter wheat crop received timely rains before heading into winter dormancy. “In a very short time, we went from very poor crop condition ratings to a much more positive outlook,” said Tyllor Ledford, market analyst, U.S.…Wheat in Dormancy
Published November 15, 2024
Recent rains will influence the winter wheat crop. "All of Montana, all of North Dakota, maybe the northwestern corner of South Dakota is dormant and then after the next two weeks, we're going to have dormancy all the way down…Tough Start for Winter Wheat
Published October 30, 2024
The winter wheat got off to a slow start this fall. “We’ve been extremely dry from about August on,” said Jon Kleinjan, executive director, South Dakota Wheat Commission. Emergence is well behind the norm for this date. “Some places are…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…Spring Wheat Harvest Sees Delays in Northern Plains
Published August 22, 2024
Wolf Harvesting’s Craig Wolf, of Clark, South Dakota, is harvesting barley in the Rolette, North Dakota area until spring wheat is ready. "It's been going good. We got started on barley and it's been slow, but we've been down all…Spring Wheat Harvest Underway
Published August 8, 2024
Spring wheat harvest is underway for Wilmot, South Dakota area farmers. Jason Frerichs says they've seen decent yields. "We'd like to see things be a little bit better, but again, that wheat goes on those more marginal acres and it…Transitioning to Spring Wheat
Published August 6, 2024
The harvest in South Dakota is turning from winter wheat to spring wheat for Bradberry Harvesting. “We finished up winter wheat a couple of days ago,” said Kevin Bradberry. “It’s been really good as far as bushels go.” Bradberry has…A Busy Harvest Run
Published August 2, 2024
Westlake Harvesting owner Alan Westlake, of Crookston, Minnesota, has been working the entire harvest run. "We started in southern Oklahoma at Duke, we've been to Garden City, Colorado, northern Kansas and now we're in Pierre, South Dakota." While the weather…Mandan Crop Update
Published August 2, 2024
Mandan, North Dakota farmer Dennis Renner is generally pleased with his crops. "The cereal grain and canola look very good from my point of view. Our corn was in on time, but it was a cool spring so it's behind…