MN & WI Crop Update
5 days 9 hours ago
Cool and wet conditions have continued into the month of June across Minnesota and Wisconsin preventing large areas from completing planting. Many producers have shifted their focus from unplanted corn to planting soybeans; while others have already opted to take prevented planting payments for...
Alfalfa Weevil
4 weeks 1 day ago
The cool spring that has slowed alfalfa growth and development has also delayed the hatch of alfalfa weevil. Alfalfa weevil is the most important early season insect in alfalfa causing reduced tonnage and quality. While first harvest alfalfa will be later than normal this year, alfalfa weevil...
MN & WI Crop Update
4 weeks 5 days ago
Hopefully the wet and cool spring is now behind us. Within the last two weeks we have received record May snow totals and record high temperatures. Parts of Minnesota and Wisconsin reported over 12 inches of snow on May 2nd; on Tuesday May 14th temperatures reached 102°...
Winter-Kill in Alfalfa, An Update
5 weeks 5 days ago
As temperatures have finally warmed up to allow alfalfa stands to break dormancy and start to green up, there have been widespread reports of winter injury and kill to alfalfa stands. Damage has ranged from small low spots to entire field loss. Fields have been evaluated in Minnesota and...
MN & WI Crop Update
8 weeks 5 days ago
Although we would prefer for more favorable weather conditions at this time, we are still in line to plant for high yield potential based on historic data and trends. Mother Nature is out of our control so all we can do is keep a positive outlook and prepare to make the best decisions when...
Evaluating Alfalfa Stands for Winter Injury
10 weeks 6 days ago
Although the weather might suggest otherwise, spring is officially here. Now is a good time to start preparing to evaluate and manage alfalfa stands for winter injury. Forage prices increased significantly last fall after drought conditions reduced yields throughout the country....
Genuity® Roundup Ready® Alfalfa
21 weeks 1 day ago
Alfalfa is the fourth largest crop grown in the United States with around 20 million acres in production. It is considered the premier forage crop as it is a primary component of dairy cattle rations, and is commonly fed to beef cattle, sheep and horse. Alfalfa is unique to other crops grown as...
MN & WI Crop Update - Soybeans/Alfalfa
29 weeks 2 days ago
Soybean yield performance varied throughout Minnesota and Wisconsin, but was overall better than many expected considering the seasons' challenges. Planting got off to a good start with warm and dry spring weather, but soils began to crust over in areas, and many growers had to use a rotary...
MN & WI Crop Update
30 weeks 2 days ago
Corn harvest is mostly complete in Minnesota and Wisconsin with many farmers making great progress with fall tillage and nitrogen applications. Early planting, plenty of heat combined with lack of moisture allowed the region to complete one of the earliest harvests in recent memory. ...
MN & WI Crop Update
39 weeks 3 days ago
Harvest is now underway for parts of Minnesota and Wisconsin. Above normal temperatures and GDU accumulation through the summer compounded with dry conditions pushed harvest several weeks ahead of schedule and has this area off to one of the earliest starts in decades. Rain showers moved through...
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