Few small grains harvested in southwest North Dakota; nitrate levels dangerously high in some wheat hay, chopped corn
8/16/2021 11:21:59 PM
CATEGORIES:
Agriculture
AFFECTED AREAS:
North Dakota
Adams County, ND
Bowman County, ND
Grant County, ND
Hettinger County, ND
Morton County, ND
Sioux County, ND
Slope County, ND
Stark County, ND
Start Date: 8/7/2021
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More than 90% of the small grain crops in south central and southwestern North Dakota will not be harvested as most of it has already been baled, according to the owner of an ag supply store in Mandan who was part of the Agweek Crop Tour. Much of the small grains were baled for hay.
Nitrate levels were found to be too high in some of the hay and was not safe for use as livestock feed. Some of the early chopped corn for silage had nitrate levels of 10,000 parts per million, far too high for livestock feed.
Agweek (Fargo, N.D.), Aug 7, 2021
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