UP NORTH Seed and Agronomy LLC

02/20/2026

Minnesota farmers using irrigation will soon have access to a major new conservation funding opportunity! The Minnesota Department of Agric...

02/19/2026

On Wednesday, President Donald Trump designated glyphosate-based herbicides and elemental phosphorus as critical to national defense, and he ordered USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins to prioritize and secure domestic supplies. Read more below ⬇️

02/18/2026

Had a great turnout today for our Winter Grower meeting. A lot of good discussion and great food. Shout out to The BBQ Smokehouse in Wadena for catering an awesome meal. Even got a visit from our newest little Channel Man during lunch!

02/07/2026

https://www.bayer.com/en/us/news-stories/new-registration-for-low-volatility-dicamba-herbicides

The new registration enables Bayer to launch Stryax™ dicamba herbicide for the 2026 season for use in dicamba tolerant soy and cotton.

01/26/2026

Winter Meeting coming up. Details in picture.

12/26/2025

10/02/2025

Silage harvest is closing in on completion and soybean harvest is well underway. The unseasonably warm weather is pushing harvest along faster than expected. A lot of soybeans are dipping below desired harvest moisture with lots of reports coming in at 8-10%. Be out checking your fields. There are plenty of fields with green stems and leaves but adequate grain moisture for harvest.

Some hand shelling checks on grain corn this week have been anywhere from 15-28% with most ranging 22-26%. The lowest moistures are on dryland sandy ground planted late April or first week of May. Days like today (85+ and windy) really help the natural dry down and will save on drying costs at harvest.

Soy yields are coming in a fair amount higher than 2024. Irrigated yields are mostly running in the 60-70bu range while dryland are more variable depending on soils, but have heard anywhere from 40-70bu with most around 50-60bu.

Wishing all a safe harvest and a good crop.

09/18/2025

🌽 Head-to-head. Side-by-side. Putting our corn to the test, field after field — and proving why Channel always shows up. 💪

08/13/2025

Tar spot showing up pretty widespread around the Bowlus, MN area and south. Found it in almost every field I was in that area today. Be out checking fields and call your agronomist if you have questions. Tar Spot can be controlled fairly well with fungicide if you stay on top of it.

07/30/2025

The industry investigates the agronomic issue finding it can be attributed to many factors including environment, genetics and rapid growth stages.