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Spring work starts

By Scott Wagar

05/14/2013

With spring making attempts to stay on top of winter this year, some agricultural producers this past week were able to get into the fields and start some spring work with harrowing and putting down anhydrous. If the warm weather keeps up, producers should be seen throughout the county in quick order.

James Kapp, the county agent of Bottineau County, stated that he expects to see spring wheat, barley and soybeans planted in the county this growing season, along with canola and corn.

“I believe canola acres will be around the same amount if not slightly lower than that seen in 2012,” Kapp said. “However, I am very interested to see the amount of corn acres that will be put in due to the late spring. That will all depend on the variety of seed that the farmers in Bottineau County were able to get. If planted I would suspect it to be a very ‘short day’ variety.

“Sunflower acres I believe will be around the same to slightly higher,” Kapp continued to state. “Last year, I had reports of substantial bird damage to many of the sunflowers in the county.”

Kapp also added that moisture rates are good in the county at the present moment and he expects local fields to dry up quickly.