Red River Farm Network. Shutdowns and Restarts —. Due to the heat, this past week was filled with shutdowns and restarts and more shutdowns and restarts for the Minn- Dak Farmers’ Cooperative. Vice president of agriculture Tom Knudsen says the majority of the beet harvest is complete. It’s a good crop yield wise.

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We’re north of 3. That’s the second year in a row.

Beet quality is coming around. We have a ten percent bump within sugar content. Better would be nice, but we’re pretty happy with what we have.” Knudsen says they are trying to wrap up harvest this week, weather permitting. A Battle with Mud —. Warm weather and muddy fields are delaying sugarbeet harvest for the Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative area.

SMBSC Vice president of agriculture Todd Geselius says temperatures in the 7. Especially for the beets. We had several heat shutdowns this past week." The tonnage varies, but most are in the 3. The beets are coming in nice. The real battle is the mud we’re taking in with the beets. It’s been wet so far.”Done for the Year —. Hallock, Minnesota farmer Dan Younggren is done with harvest for the year.

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Our sugarbeet crop was a shade under 3. The sugar between 1.

A very nice crop. Our soybeans ended up average. I’m happy with that." Younggren is applying fertilizer and ditching. A Slow Go in West- Central Minnesota —. Raymond, Minnesota farmer Noah Hultgren has wrapped up his soybean harvest, but weather delays have been an issue in the beets.

Between all of the rain we’ve had, it’s been a struggle to get them. We are more than half done with them at least. We’re in okay shape there.” Hultgren is harvesting kidney beans and moving into his corn.

RRFN's Harvest Hotline is sponsored, in part, by the Minnesota Soybean Research and Promotion Council. Yield Depended on Rains —. Walhalla, North Dakota farmer Patrick Dunnigan is finished with soybean harvest.

Average yields were seen, but varied depending on the areas sufficient rains. Where we did get rain, we were pleased. The yields were nice. We were in the 2. Dunnigan has now moved on to harvesting corn and says moisture levels have dropped quite a bit over the past week.

We had checked a few weeks ago and we were still in that 3. We’re still highly variable on the moisture. We’re seeing moisture from 1. Harvest Hotline is sponsored, in part, by U. S. Custom Harvesters Incorporated.Corn Beats Expectations —. Chester, South Dakota famer Keith Alverson says the early corn yield reports are promising.

In my part of the state, we went through all of July without a rain. We didn’t have high expectations. The August rains helped the corn.

We’ll be slightly above average.”. Clean Sunflower Harvest —.

Munich, North Dakota farmer Don Schommer says the sunflower crop is one of the cleanest he's ever had. Good yields, for the most part. I had one field that had a bird problem. Yields are good; in a recent field about one ton or better.” Schommer says the seeds coming off fairly dry. Best Sunflower Crop Ever —. Ulen, Minnesota farmer Jim Amundson is just moving into his corn after finishing with his soybeans and sunflowers.

Our beans are about average. The sunflowers are about as good a crop as we’ve ever had. We had one field that went above 3,5.

On average, we’re getting more than 3,0. It’s a tremendous crop.” With the nice weather, Amundson’s corn has dried down nicely. Harvest Hotline is sponsored, in part, by Ag. Country Farm Credit Services. Dry Bean Scene —. The Dry Bean Scene airs Fridays at 1. PM on the Red River Farm Network. We reflect on harvest. Recapping Manitoba Crop Conditions —.

Intelli. Farm Incorporated market analyst Brian Voth says it has been another unique year for Manitoba crop production. Wheat, oats and barley all ran well above long- term average yields. The wheat in particular had a high yield, but low protein, very similar to North Dakota and South Dakota. The canola was above average, but our acres have been dropping on canola.

Canola production will be down from last year in Manitoba.” Voth says the soybeans were disappointing. We expected to see good edible beans yields because of the hot, dry summer, but even those suffered. It was strange to see both edible bean and soybean yields down. Corn harvest is underway and yields look a little above average. I think corn harvest will be wrapped up in the next few weeks.”Informa Economics Adjusts Acreage Estimate —.

Informa Economics has adjusted its 2. The analytical firm expects corn acreage to total 9. The Informa soybean acreage estimate is at 9. September.Lessons Learned —. With the introduction of the new dicamba technology, farmers are adjusting to the new systems. Lessons Learned is produced by the Red River Farm Network to provide education and the tools to help growers prepare for 2.

Listen to the podcast. Thanks to BASF and Peterson Farms Seed for sponsoring this initiative. Ag Lending Activity Stabilizes, But Risks Remain —. Farm lending activity apparently stabilized in the third quarter, but there are some concerns. According to the Federal Reserve Bank’s new Agricultural Finance Databook, the volume of loans to pay for operating costs rose 1. Those operating loans now account for nearly 6. That’s the highest level in four decades. Despite a modest growth in farm debt, liquidity at agricultural banks has declined slightly.

Delinquency rates at commercial banks were up from a year ago, but down slightly from the first quarter. Less than three percent of agricultural banks had a portfolio with more than five percent of the loans considered nonperforming.Navigating a Difficult Market —. North Dakota State University Extension Crops Economist Frayne Olson expects soybeans to be more volatile when compared to wheat and corn. Olson says soybeans present better opportunities and will be easier to market, but this may be short- lived. The supply chain is able to handle lots of product, but we’ll have these little bumps and bounces in the marketplace.

I think we’ll also get an improvement in basis as we move through winter.” Olson believes corn will undoubtedly be difficult to market. I don’t think we’ll have big lifts in the futures market for corn unless there’s a major problem in South America. The other problem we’ll run into is because of the large, local supplies, I don’t see a lot of improvement in basis. There may be better basis improvement on spring wheat as we move into winter months. Probably won’t be much of a lift in the futures market side of the equation, but I think there will be improvement on basis.”It May Be An "Okay" Year —.

Following the drop in crop prices since 2. North Dakota State University Extension Farm Resource Management Specialist Andy Swenson says a decrease in production costs and record yields have contributed to the current farm economy. In 2. 01. 7, on the eastern side of the state, I think people are pleasantly surprised with yields. Some North Dakota farmers may get by okay this year.” Swenson says there has been some belt tightening in recent years, which is reflected in the financials. Overall, farm income may be down some from last year, but it could be worse for sure.”  Keep an Eye on Grain Quality —.

There is a lot of competition in the grain market and grain quality can impact competitive positions. U. S. Grains Council President and CEO Tom Sleight says quality concerns have developed a pattern over the past several years. Generally, they are pleased with the quality, but every now and then, they do complain about quality. We want to remind folks your buyers are watching. Every farmer is proud of the product they produced. They are sometimes dismayed to hear when customers have problems because when the grain leaves their farms they believe it’s in pristine conditions.