We had a frost last night, but I haven't checked the fields yet today to see if damage to crops will be present. On a trip to Langdon May 17th, heavy infestations of wild oat and foxtail were observed in most early planted fields. Stands of most early planted small grains looked very good, in some fields tire tracks did not have a crop growing in them. Virtually no field work was being done. In Grand Forks, there has been field spraying for weeds in very wet fields, the sprayers are making deep tracks.
Patience is still the best recommendation.
Working fields too early can really create some problems later with clod formation and poor crop emergence. The Oakley and Nakoma regions will not be doing anything until next week. Sugarbeets past the Warren area were planted and they are now starting to row. Herbicides are being applied. There doesn't appear to be much crop damage.