Soybean Plot Tours in Northwest Minnesota
Tuesday, September 4th  -- Roseau
Wednesday, September 5th  --  Thief River Falls, Shelly and Kragnes

Soybean Pests: the last round-up?
We are still hearing reports of Green Cloverworm in soybeans in NW MN. Soybean aphid populations continue to be tolerable in most fields. Keep monitoring. Soybean Rust continues to spread in Texas and Oklahoma, but any impact these infections could have on our region are becoming a mute point.

Planning Ahead for Winter Wheat
Although some of the spring wheat crop is still in the field, it is good to think ahead and explore the potential of seeding winter wheat. If it survives the winter and spring cold, winter wheat has an advantage of a longer growing season than spring wheat, because it establishes in the fall and starts growth early in the spring.

Round Hay Bale Storage
Although round baleage is becoming a popular method of harvesting and storing forages for dairy and beef producers in our area, dry round bales is still a common method of handling and storing dry forages in northwestern Minnesota.

Using Drought-Stressed Corn for Forage
Drought-stressed corn is prevalent in many areas of the state. Much of this moisture stress occurred during the critical developmental stages of pollination and early grain fill. In situations where pollination success was marginal or kernel development is poor, grain producers may be looking at using drought-stressed corn for forage.

Governor Pawlenty Secures Agricultural Disaster Declaration
for Counties Impacted by Drought
Governor Tim Pawlenty received notice on August 7 from U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Mike Johanns that 24 Minnesota counties have been designated as federal agricultural disaster areas due this summer’s drought.