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Spring 2024 is shaping up to be great year for spring wheat. Middle of April with planting just getting started, interrupted by rain this week. That which is in the ground already will have a great advantage of having rain falling on it. Soil Moisture is ok most places so the crop should start fast with warming temperatures.
Time to get geared up for getting everything done for the Wells County Fair in Fessenden June 20 to 23, complete this year with a Carnival.
How Dry Weather Impacted Fall 2012
Bill has been planting winter wheat for the past seven years, but this year was different. “We decided not to plant winter wheat this season – we didn’t get enough rain, and the drought left our ground too dry,” Bill explained. “On our farm, spring wheat out-yields winter wheat as most of our rain comes in May, after the spring wheat has been planted.” Read more...
Reflections on the Wheat-Growing Season
Luckily, Bill didn’t have too many challenges with growing wheat this past year – it turned out to be an excellent season for him. “When harvest wrapped up around Aug. 20, we were very pleased with our results,” Bill explained. “We’ve cleaned and conditioned our winter wheat seed and some spring wheat seed, but we’ll finish the process in November. “Our soil profile was filled with moisture from 2011, and we had weekly rains early in the season. So looking back, it was a remarkable growing season for us,” he noted. “The rain ran lower in July, but the wheat is already made by then.” Read more...
Fall Field Work Underway
As Bill’s pinto bean harvest moves along swiftly, he’s prepping and planning for what’s next. “Combining pinto beans is going well, and we’ll follow that by soybean harvest and then corn harvest,” Bill said. “We’ll till this year’s wheat stubble so it’s ready for planting pinto beans next year. This year’s pinto field will be prepared for spring wheat.” While he is not planting winter wheat this year, Bill looks forward to spring wheat planting and hopes for an early planting window – around April 10. “We don’t know how much snow we’ll have this winter, but last year, we planted very early in April,” Bill said. His neighbors who are planting and raising winter wheat are working to break the green bridge, though. “They don’t want any green material growing in the field for 14 days before planting because of the threat of wheat streak mosaic,” he explained. Read more...
2012 Spring Wheat Harvest Proves to Be Best Ever
Early seeding and timely rains in Harvey, N.D., contribute to one of Bill Ongstad’s best ever spring wheat harvests. Hear more on the Red River Farm Network.
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