Production Problems

Production Problems

Disease was reported as the worst production problem by 53% of Northarvest survey
respondents on 52% of their acres. Disease was a greater problem in North Dakota than Minnesota,
with 60% of respondents reporting disease as the worst production problem on 54% of their acres,
but only 39% of Minnesota respondents reporting disease as the worst production problem on 45%
of their acres. Disease was reported more frequently as the worst production problem in 1996 than
in 1995, when 32% of respondents reported disease as the worst production problem on 38% of
their acres (Table 13).

The second greatest production problem was delayed planting, reported as a problem by 7% of Minnesota, 10% of North Dakota and 9% of Northarvest respondents on 6%, 10% and 9% of their respective acres. Emergence and stand was the third worst production problem for Minnesota
respondents, who reported this as a production problem on 6% of their acres, followed by weeds on
4% of their acres. Weed infestation was the third greatest production problem in North Dakota, a
problem on 7% of respondents' acres (Table 13).

Disease, the worst production problem for Minnesota respondents, was especially severe in MN1,
where 68% of respondents' acres were affected. The acres affected by disease in all other districts
ranged from 22% to 32% of respondents' acres. Delayed planting was most serious in MN1 and
MN3, where 8% of respondents' acres were affected. Weeds were most serious in MN4, where
12% of respondents' acres were affected (Table 14).

Disease, the worst production problem for North Dakota respondents, was especially severe in
ND4, ND1 and ND2, with 66%, 65% and 62% of respondents' acres affected, respectively.
Respondents in ND3 and ND5 reported 42% and 41% of their acres affected by disease.
Delayed planting, the second worst production problem, was especially severe in ND2 and ND4
with 21% and 16% of respondents' acres affected, respectively. Weeds, the third greatest production problem, were most severe in ND3 with 14% of respondents' acres affected (Table 14).

Table 13. Worst production problem in 1996 for respondents in
Minnesota and North Dakota.

Worst Production Problem	Respondents^{^a}		Acres Reported^{^b}		Acres Lost^{^b}
Worst Production Problem	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%
Minnesota
Disease	79	38.7	24,449	45.0	20	trc
Delayed Planting	14	6.9	3,283	6.0	2	tr
Emergence/Stand	17	8.3	3,045	5.6	32	0.1
Weeds	23	11.3	2,228	4.1	24	tr
Herbicide Injury	7	3.4	1,573	2.9	0	0
Harvest	11	5.4	1,363	2.5	10	tr
Insects	2	1.0	240	0.4	0	0
Other	6	2.9	1,327	2.4	0	0
None	45	22.1	13,141	24.2	0	0
North Dakota
Disease	241	60.1	92,880	54.4	1,402	0.8
Delayed Planting	38	9.5	17,327	10.1	280	0.2
Weeds	48	12.0	12,192	7.1	239	0.1
Harvest	14	3.5	4,801	2.8	15	tr
Herbicide Injury	4	1.0	1,670	1.0	0	0
Emergence/Stand	6	1.5	950	0.6	10	tr
Drift Injury	1	0.2	406	0.2	0	0
Insects	1	0.2	300	0.2	0	0
Other	11	2.7	3,007	1.8	20	tr
None	37	9.2	10,727	6.3	0	0
Northarvest Total
Disease	320	52.9	117,329	52.1	1,422	0.6
Delayed Planting	52	8.6	20,610	9.2	282	0.1
Weeds	71	11.7	14,420	6.4	263	0.1
Harvest	25	4.1	6,164	2.7	25	tr
Emergence/ Stand	23	3.8	3,995	1.8	42	tr
Herbicide Injury	11	1.8	3,243	1.4	0	0
Insects	3	0.5	540	0.2	0	0
Drift Injury	1	0.2	406	0.2	0	0
Other	17	2.8	4,334	1.9	0	0
None	82	13.6	23,868	10.6	0	0

^{aBased on 204 responding in Minnesota and 401 responding in North
Dakota.

^bBased on acres of all respondents.

^ctr=trace}

Table 14. Worst production problems for respondents by district in 1996,
Minnesota and North Dakota.

Northarvest District	Acres affected^a				% Acres affected^a
Northarvest District	Disease	Delayed Planting	Weeds	Harvesting	Disease	Delayed Planting	Weeds	Harvesting
Minnesota
MN1	17,417	2,054	468	130	68.3	8.1	1.8	0.5
MN2	1,590	0	358	55	25.5	0	5.7	0.9
MN3	1,706	844	410	0	31.6	7.9	7.6	0
MN4	1,324	40	748	145	21.6	0.7	12.2	2.4
MN5	2,412	345	244	1,033	21.7	3.1	2.2	9.3
MN Total	24,449	3,283	2,228	1,363	45.0	6.0	4.1	2.5
North Dakota
ND1	24,304	1,702	2,718	905	64.7	4.5	7.2	2.4
ND2	22,416	7,781	1,563	0	61.7	21.4	4.3	0
ND3	18,188	3,388	5,968	1,476	41.7	7.8	13.7	3.4
ND4	15,780	3,803	505	0	66.4	16.0	2.1	0
ND5	12,192	653	1,438	2,420	41.4	2.2	4.9	8.2
ND Total	92,880	17,327	12,192	4,801	54.4	10.1	7.1	2.8
Northarvest Total	117,329	20,610	14,420	6,164	52.1	9.2	6.4	2.7

^aRespondents’ acres only.

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