The fall corn and soybean harvest is underway, and producers are hard at work trying to get their crop harvested as soon as possible. R&J Ag Reporter caught up with Grant Mehring of Bayer Crop Science who says the soybean harvest is just about half way done. When it comes to the quality of the…
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Hail storms from the weekend ravaged crops in Northeast Norman County and Northwest Mahnomen County, leaving some crops completely destroyed. Gary area farmer Jeremey Sather tells us more about the damage and what he’s seeing. Sather says the soybean crop in the area will likely not be economically worth it as well. Sather shared similar…
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During the KRJB Farm and Field Show on Wednesday, R&J AG News Reporter Nick Revier caught up with Dr Ashok Chanda from the University of Minnesota Extension to talk about the Cercospora Leaf Spot (CLS) disease. Dr Chanda says there was a recent case of CLS in the Red River Valley and he explained why the…
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There’s been lots of talk as of late about the Avian Flu and the impact it has on the poultry and cattle industry after outbreaks across the country. Many outside the agriculture industry aren’t aware of this growing problem and the impacts it can have. Ron Visser of Waukon Dairy explains what Avian Flu is…
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Deb Kiel joins the Crop and Livestock Program and checks in with farm conditions. She states rainfall has been very spotty. Sugar beets and Soybeans are looking like they need rain. Heat will likely push the wheat sooner which likely means combines rolling soon.
by Abby Pearson (7-8-23) Farm Service Agency director Nathan Peterson joined Tom Lano for the weekly FSA report on KKCQ. Listen to the full report below: