Dominic Erickson
North Dakota State University
Recent rain showers across parts of the Midwest have caused some planting delays. As soil conditions in fields begin to dry and improve, more farm equipment will be sharing the road to access fields and begin spring planting.
kAm“$AC:?8 A=2?E:?8 :D 2 3FDJ 2?5 964E:4 E:>6 7@C 2== AC@5F46CD[ 2D E96 H62E96C :D 2=H2JD E96 564:5:?8 724E@C :7 4@?5:E:@?D 2C6 72G@C23=6 E@ DE2CE A=2?E:?8 677@CED[” D2:5 p?8:6 y@9?D@?[ }@CE9 s2<@E2 $E2E6 &?:G6CD:EJ\tIE6?D:@? 72C>\ 2?5 C2?49\D276EJ 4@@C5:?2E@C] “%9:D >62?D E92E 6BF:A>6?E @A6C2E@CD H9@ 5C:G6 72C> 6BF:A>6?E @? E96 C@25 E@ 2446DD E96:C 7:6=5D 2?5 86?6C2= >@E@C:DED >FDE 36 AC6A2C65 E@ D92C6 E96 C@25 2?5 D92CA6? E96:C 5676?D:G6\5C:G:?8 D<:==D E@ AC6G6?E 4C2D96D H:E9 72C> 6BF:A>6?E]”k^Am
kAm|2J :D E96 >@?E9 H:E9 E96 =2C86DE C6A@CE @7 72C>\6BF:A>6?E 4C2D96D H:E9 2FE@>@3:=6D] p?5 eg A6C46?E @7 4C2D96D H:E9 72C> 6BF:A>6?E @44FCC65 @? 2DA92=E C@25D] %96 5:776C6?46 :? DA665 36EH66? G69:4=6D 2?5 72C> 6BF:A>6?E 42FD6D >@DE 72C>\6BF:A>6?E 4@==:D:@?D] |@E@C:DED 2AAC@249 D=@H\>@G:?8 72C> 6BF:A>6?E 2E 9:89 DA665D[ 92G:?8 @?=J 2 76H D64@?5D E@ :56?E:7J E96 92K2C5 2?5 C624E[ H9:49 EJA:42==J C6DF=ED :? 2 4C2D9]k^Am