"We should get all of our intended acres in, pending not a ton of rain delays, but we are going earlier this year than last. Matthew Krueger, East Grand Forks, Minnesota, said on May 5 that he was starting to seed. Still some snowbanks in tree rows and fence lines." "A couple guys did some scratching today, seeding wheat tomorrow. Field conditions are good, and things have really dried out nicely in the last week, almost to the point where I'm thinking we will be glad we had all that snow this winter," said Ryan Wagner, Roslyn, South Dakota, as of May 3.Ĭhecking in with farmers in northwest Minnesota, Tim Dufault, Crookston, Minnesota, told DTN on May 3 that he hoped to be going by the end of the week. Some corn and beans are starting to go in but will get ramped up next week." It's been a really good run over the last seven to 10 days. Most of the spring wheat in the central part of the state will be done by the weekend. "With any luck, we will wrap up tonight, May 3. Tregg Cronin, Gettyburg, South Dakota, said they started planting oats on April 18 and started spring wheat on April 23. I am sure the corn planters won't be far behind." As far as acres being planted, most sunflower stalks and a few soybean fields have been seeded into spring wheat. I have not seen any spring wheat coming up yet from the Gettysburg area all the way to the Pierre area. "Moisture at this time is in good shape, and days have been very cool for this time of year. Producers have been putting in long hours to get this crop in. Rain showers did shut us down a week ago for a day, but from that point forward, it's been clear sailing. "I would think by the end of this week most producers will be done. It was touch and go at first but seems to be everyone is going as of today, May 3," said Tim Luken, manager of Oahe Grain, Onida, South Dakota. "After the 30-plus inches of snow on March 31, spring wheat planting in central South Dakota started a couple of weeks ago in the middle of April. (Photo by Peter Ness)Īpril snow, on top of heavy winter snow, delayed spring wheat, durum wheat and other small-grain planting, especially in northwest Minnesota, eastern North Dakota and parts of South Dakota, but there has finally been some action in some of those areas. Snow is still present in the windrows at Ness Farms as of May 4, 2022.
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