On the 25th anniversary of Sept. 11, John Peterson paused to remember where he was that fateful day.
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- Staff at USDA ARS
U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service researchers and their collaborators recently decoded a gene in wheat, labeled H13, that protects some varieties of the grain crop from Hessian fly larvae, whose appetite claims approximately $100 million’s worth of the annual U.S…
- Katelyn Winberg
A South Dakota company is sending it's soy-based product around the world to feed fish, with about 80% going to the Norwegian Atlantic salmon market.
- Janelle Atyeo
Harvest is a warp, and yields were some of the best Megan Horsager has ever seen on her Montevideo, Minnesota, farm.
- from Nebraska Extension
Extension specialists explain what the expansion means for corn growers, how to manage future disease risks.
- Sue Roesler
Producers are used to signing up in March for their safety net elections, either the Agricultural Risk Coverage-County (ARC-CO) or Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs. This year, there are later deadlines, new base acres, and new tools from NDSU Extension Agribusiness.
- By Kylie Mockler of Centerville, S.D.
"We still have many days ahead of us with harvest, and the rain isn’t helping."
- Katelyn Winberg
Corn harvest is about 30% done, but rain this week will keep the combine in the shed for a while.
Before Agwrx Cooperative’s new grain bin at its Webster, South Dakota, location received its first bushel of grain for fall harvest, the cooperative invited local students to be part of the milestone in a unique way: through a musical performance inside the empty structure.
- Kristen Sindelar
How much nitrogen should I apply to my cornfields? With the price of fertilizer these days, that’s the million-dollar question.
- By Sithin Mathew, Weed Science Graduate Student, Matt Pfarr, Former Crops Extension Educator, Debalin Sarangi, Extension Weed Scientist, University of Minnesota
Harvest provides one of the best opportunities to scout for Asian Copperleaf, a new threat to Minnesota.
- Sue Roesler
The “single biggest yield robber” for soybeans in the U.S. is soybean cyst nematode (SCN) – a silent yield killer because it doesn’t show clear symptoms above ground.
- By Chrystal Blair, Public News Service Producer
Missouri farmers are projected to spend more than $1.5 billion this year on fertilizer and related soil treatments. Now, researchers at Saint Louis University have made a discovery they said could eventually help reduce those costs.
- Sue Roesler
In eastern North Dakota, regular sugarbeet harvest has started while soybean harvest is in full swing across the state. Some have begun harvesting corn.
- By Megan Horsager of Montevideo, Minn.
"Harvest truly is a family affair around here. It can feel like a bit of a circus at times, but we are grateful for the help and the time spent together."
- By Kylie Mockler of Centerville, S.D.
These past couple weeks have been busy on the farm. We officially started harvesting Wednesday, Oct. 7, which is later than normal. We have been in the field ever since to catch up.
- Katelyn Winberg
Several weeks of rain and mist left fields and feedyard areas muddy, but conditions eventually dried out enough to allow harvest to move forward.
- Janelle Atyeo
For two weeks, Jordan Uldrich has been looking at his soybean field that’s ready to harvest, but wet weather is keeping his combine parked.
- By Kaitlyn Kelly, Flatwater Free Press
The state used to be 98% prairie. Agriculture, urban development and heavy grazing changed that.
- Janelle Atyeo
Across a span of five days in mid-September, 458 fifth graders visited a farm outside of Brandon, South Dakota, that’s become an outdoor classroom for both youth and adults learning about grasslands, soil health and regenerative agriculture.
- Katelyn Winberg
Recent rains have brought much-needed moisture to Jade Jandel’s farm in northern South Dakota, but the wet conditions are making it difficult to prepare for harvest.
- By Kylie Mockler of Centerville, S.D.
"Over the month of September, we have gotten a total of 5 ½ inches of rain, and 3 inches of that has come in just the past two weeks."
- By Kris Kohl, Iowa State University Extension
Extra care may be needed to dry and cool grain in the bins.
- Janelle Atyeo
South central Nebraska crops are ready to harvest, but late-season rains were keeping farmers out of the field.
- Sue Roesler
One of the newer technologies in spraying for farmers/applicators in the Upper Midwest states is the Greeneye smart dual system for weeds.
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