Article Header Image: using rebate programs to save money

By Brian Hefty

I know you hate rebate programs, but if you like saving money you will definitely want to take advantage of some of the offers this year. As always, we will take care of the rebate paperwork for you and try to keep things as simple as possible.

HERE IS A QUICK LIST OF SOME OF THE KEY REBATES.

  • Hefty Brand Corn – More Hybrids, More Dollars Program

    • 1st Hefty Hybrid (highest quantity & 45 units or more) = no rebate
    • 2nd Hefty Hybrid (2nd highest quantity & 45 units or more) = $5/unit rebate
    • 3rd Hefty Hybrid (3rd highest quantity & 45 units or more) = $10/unit rebate
    • All other Hefty Corn Hybrids (45 units or more) = $15/unit rebate

  • Hefty or Zinesto soybeans + certain UPL products = $0.10 – $1.00 per acre

  • Hefty or Zinesto soybeans + Interline (glufosinate) = $0.75 per acre

  • Hefty or Zinesto soybeans + Liberty (glufosinate) = $1.50 per acre

  • Hefty or Zinesto soybeans + Authority product = $3.00 per acre

  • Hefty or Zinesto soybeans + FMC fungicide = $2.00 per acre

  • Liberty or Engenia + Alite 27, Outlook, or Zidua = $2.00 per acre

  • BASF: Their most popular offer will be free Tilt or generic propiconazole with Priaxor in certain geographies.
  • Bayer: Bayer Plus is back again. 2 products = $3/acre. The 3rd, 4th, & 5th products are worth an additional $3, $4, and $5/acre, respectively. While Valent products no longer count toward your 5-product list, most are still in there at $3 per acre if you also purchase Roundup.
  • Corteva: The most complicated rebate program in the history of agriculture, Corteva’s TruChoice does have a lot of dollars attached to it. The biggest issue is you must write a separate check to Corteva because Corteva will not let us fund your account. We can send your check in for you; and then a few days later, Corteva will send us your money back. To take advantage of their best remaining offer, you must get your order and your money in by late February.
  • FMC: Freedom Pass is also back again. This is the simplest, easiest rebate program. You buy any individual product on the list and you get a check at the end of the season. The range is $0.50 to $3 per acre.
  • Finance Offers: AmVac, BASF, Bayer, Corteva, FMC, Syngenta, and Valent all have low-cost or no-cost finance offers. The thing we always say, though, is to get this done early. Regardless of when you lock in the financing, your bill comes due next winter, but the earlier you lock in the financing the lower net price you pay for the products.

Even though this can all seem confusing and a bit overwhelming, we are here to help and to make it simple for you. Please talk to any of our agronomists today, as we can take care of almost all the paperwork for you and streamline things so you don’t have a lot of hassle, yet you can get the lowest net price. With many of these rebate and finance offers, your input costs will be lower than last year, and many name brand products are actually less expensive on a net basis than the generics.

For complete details and official rules for each of these rebate programs, please talk to any Hefty agronomist.