Farmers can estimate possible yield reductions due to frost based on soybean maturity stage. (NDSU photo)
Based on the temperatures observed from Sept. 5-7, farmers should assess their crops for damage now in order to make timely harvest and marketing decisions going forward. (NDSU photo)
Many areas of North Dakota experienced their first fall frost of the season the weekend of Sept. 5-7. While most North Dakota Agricultural Weather Network (NDAWN) stations stayed close to a minimum temperature of 32 degrees Fahrenheit, a few stations recorded lower temperatures with some upper 20s observed. The Dickinson NDAWN station fluctuated between 32 and 33 degrees Fahrenheit for five hours …