April 22, 2024
Q: What is a hot streak? A: A hot streak is a strip in the field where excess nitrogen is applied in order to eliminate nitrogen […]
April 22, 2024
We pride ourselves on having top-notch varieties suited to our farmers’ fields. We select varieties and hybrids not based on how well they’ll help us expand […]
April 19, 2024
In the last few years, Bacterial Leaf Streak (BLS) has become a growing concern for regional wheat growers… for good reason. Much like Goss’s wilt in […]
April 19, 2024
Sudden Death Syndrome (SDS) is a fairly new fungal pathogen in our area that continues to spread north and west in recent years. For now, a […]
April 19, 2024
We’ve been getting a lot of questions recently about rolling soybeans. Can we go when it’s wet? At or just after emergence? What is my actual […]
April 18, 2024
On the bright note, soybean cyst nematode is not the end of the world. Growers in Iowa have been successful for over 20 years by implementing […]
April 18, 2024
WARNING: Soapbox speech ahead! Remember when glyphosate-resistant crops were first introduced? The technology worked great. But, after 20 years of overuse, not so much anymore. The […]
April 18, 2024
Soybean cyst nematode is present in all crop-producing areas of Minnesota, Eastern South Dakota, and Eastern North Dakota. It continues moving further west into the Dakotas […]
April 18, 2024
Soybean Cyst Nematode (SCN) is the single-greatest yield robber in soybeans in the Midwest. Most farmers don’t know they have SCN, don’t know their current cyst […]
April 12, 2024
Undoubtedly, the No. 1 topic of conversation since last summer has been corn rootworm. For many regional farmers with rotated acres, it is the first time […]
April 12, 2024
Yields are heavily influenced by wet weather, which we typically experience in our northern region. Soilborne fungi like Pythium sp. and Phytophthora sp. are present in […]
April 11, 2024
My biggest tip for corn growers concerning corn planting date: use the NDAWN website to monitor soil temperatures in the weeks leading up to planting and […]
