Goehring discusses harvest progress, weed pressure

Ryan Crossingham
Nov 4, 2022
Nov 4, 2022

According to North Dakota Ag Commissioner Doug Goehring, one oddity this year, which doesn’t happen often in North Dakota, is that the corn crop is coming off fairly dry during harvest this fall.

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Each growing season offers farmers its own unique set of challenges, and between the drought of last year, the late start to planting this spring, and lack of moisture late this summer, this year’s growing season has farmers “kind of all over the board,” says North Dakota Ag Commissioner Doug Goehring.

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