Farm & Field Show – 9/10/2025
Harrison Weber Darci Kitchell Mike Nelson Sarah Lovas Beth (Amity) Tom Pavel Brian Fuder Kris Brekken David Habedank Jay Merkens James LaPlante
Farm Rescue helping farmers in need
Farming can be a very stressful occupation, and when tragedy hits, it not only becomes stressful for the farmer, but also their family. James LaPlante of the organization Farm Rescue says that’s where his organization can step in, and help a farmer in need. Farm Rescue is always looking for volunteers. For more information about…
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Local Harvest Update
Wheat harvest is mostly complete in the Red River Valley. Jeremy Sather of Agrimax in Fertile says this year’s wheat harvest went well, and he tells us what he saw in this year’s crop. Soybeans will be up next for producers in the valley, and Sather says the soybeans have rebounded well in the second…
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Farm & Field Show – 9/4/2025
Steve Dalen Allen Dragseth Mark Jirik Grant Arends Luke Langerud Angie Peltier
Norman County Field Day at Hanson Farm
This Wednesday, local producers are invited to the Corey Hanson Farm near Gary, for a Field Day. Field Day host, and Norman County Soybean Growers Association Representative Corey Hanson tells us more about what they will be presenting. Hanson says all are invited to this event, and he says there will also be some special…
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United Beet Seed holding multiple trials across Red River Valley
The Sugarbeet Pre Harvest is underway, and is expected to ramp up in a couple weeks, which also means that different trials across the Red River Valley will also start pulling beets for research purposes. Matt Kaufman of United Beet Seed says they have a ton of trials happening throughout the valley. Kaufman says they…
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NDSU Holding Sugarbeet Field Day near Foxholm
NDSU Extension will be holding a field day at its Foxholm research site on Thursday. NDSU sugarbeet specialist Dr Eric Branch says this week’s field day will be all about Cercospora leaf spot. Branch also tells us more about the different trials that are happening at their site in Foxholm. While there hasn’t been a…
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Local Crop Update
The Red River Wheat Harvest is wrapping up, and the sugarbeet pre harvest continues to move along. Ada, and Perley farmer Dwight Heitman says this year’s wheat harvest has gone well, and his yields have been very consistent. Heitman says he will also be kicking off sugarbeet pre harvest this week. Heitman is also growing…
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Red River Valley Soybean Crop Continuing to battle Iron Deficiency Chlorosis
Iron Deficiency Chlorosis (IDC) has been very prominent in this year’s soybean crop, and producers are continuing to fight hard against it. During the most recent Farm and Field Show, R&J Ag Reporter Nick Revier spoke with Tim Leshuk of Bayer who talks more about the IDC issues in this year’s soybean crop. Leshuk also…
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FSA reporting a decline in wheat acreage, and rise in corn acreage in Norman County
The 2025 Average Reports for Norman County have been released. James Kruize of Norman County FSA gives us a recap of this year’s reports. Kruize says there weren’t any surprises from this year’s report. These reports wouldn’t be possible without producer cooperation, and Kruize reminds producers to get their fall reports in, if they are…
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