Highway 258 Bridge Closing Near Harvest Land

As a simple reminder Highway 258 East of HLC will be closed until September 1st as they are taking the bridge out. If you have any questions on how to get to HLC with the road construction please call 507-723-7350. Below we have listed the detoured roads. Motorists will be detoured to Brown County Road [...]

Tribute to Farmers

Burndown with Residual in Soybeans

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Burndown with residual in Soybeans. 5/3/2012 Recently we have received quite a few calls on using a burn-down in soybeans. In the past these questions mostly came from patrons who no-tilled soybeans. This spring, the unusually warm early temps have geminated a lot of broadleaves (especially lambsquarter), both in tilled and untilled fields which many [...]

Using soil-applied pre-herbicides before planting-Tim Woelfel

  The next couple weeks are perfect time to put on a preplant for soybeans like Authority First. I have noticed quite a few cornstalk fields that have been worked down recently. For those of you that were planning on using a soil applied pre-herbicide, like Authority First, these herbicides do not volatilize like some [...]

USDA 2011/12 global grain and soybean ending stocks

  USDA 2011/12 U.S. grain and soybean ending stocks USDA April       Average of      Range of         USDA March 2011/12        analysts’       analysts’          2011/12 end-stocks      estimates       estimates         end-stocks estimates                                         estimates Wheat         0.793__           0.792          0.720-0.825         0.825 Corn         0.801____           0.721          0.626-0.812         0.801 Soybeans     0.250__           0.246          0.214-0.300         0.275     USDA 2011/12 global grain and soybean ending stocks USDA April       Average [...]

REMINDER of Planting Prior to April 11th on corn, April 26th on Soybeans

REMINDER of Planting Prior to April 11th on corn, April 26th on Soybeans:   If a producer plants before the ‘earliest’ date they simply DO NOT have any REPLANT coverage on those acres planted before the 11th, regardless of the cause of loss (freeze, poor emergence from excess rain, etc.).  He will be required to [...]

Coloring Contest Entries

We have had a great turnout for the coloring contest so far. We have one week remaining before we pick the winners. If you have not colored a picture yet, stop in at any of our locations or go online to our websites or Facebook to print them off! Good luck and keep coloring!   [...]

Cooperative Network- Co-op Yes! Leadership Conference

Click on the video below to see pictures of the Co-op Yes! students who participated in the Leadership Conference. They had the opportunity to do a youth mixer to meet the other students, other speakers included: Joan Behr, Director of Communications & Brand Management Foremost Farms USA, participate in team meetings & case studies, a [...]

Harvest Land Sponsors 10 students to attend the Coop-Yes! Leadership Youth Conference

Co-op Yes! Leadership Conference

  (Front Row Left to Right): Tamarah Frank-Redwood Falls FFA, Jocelyn Doyle-Wabasso FFA, Taryn Maasch-Wabasso FFA, Danielle Kramer-Wabasso FFA, Samantha Arnold-Wabasso FFA. (Back Row Left to Right): Evan VanDerWal-Springfield FFA, Scott Dingles-Redwood Falls FFA, Adam Johnson-Cedar Mountain FFA, Scott Vogel-Springfield FFA, & Trevor Serbus-Cedar Mountain FFA    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   March 26, 2012   [...]

11 ways to prep your planter this spring

Click here to find out the 11 ways to prep your planter this spring!