As you’re locking in the corn hybrids you will plant on your farm in 2022, maturity comparisons between seed companies may be on your mind. Is the 100-day corn from Company A going to mature at the same time as the 100-day corn [...]
Are you ready to take your weed control program from good to fantastic!? If so, fall herbicide applications may be in the cards for you. Here are a few of the many benefits that could be the next step in moving your [...]
When it comes to fertility, what should be your priority – feeding the plant? Or helping the soil itself reach its top yield potential? Often, farmers fall into the trap of only looking at how to get fertility into a plant, and [...]
Is there going to be a shortage of corn or soybean seed in 2022? Will there be seed quality issues due to drought in seed production areas? I’ll discuss those in a minute. First, I want to talk about the real reasons why [...]
I like the ring of, “What’s New for 2022?” New hybrids come into our lineup when we find something that offers more yield, more consistency, or significantly better defense than what we previously had. This year, we found new hybrids from early to late [...]
Bayer Plus, Corteva Cash, FMC Freedom Pass, UPL Grower Rewards, 0% Financing, and more! 2021 was a big year for rebate and finance programs, and we expect much of the same for this coming season. Here’s what we know so far about 2022. [...]
Being a farmer means being diverse in multiple ways. From a business perspective, diversification is a basic element of risk management – multiple income streams across different crops or from livestock or other sources serve as a bulwark against the unpredictability of nature. Farmers [...]
If you’ve had salt issues in soybeans, you’ll love some of our new varieties, as many contain the chloride excluder trait (or salt excluder gene, as some people will call it), targeting your salty, slow-draining, or irrigated ground. This is a BIG deal [...]
Chances are you’re using a fungicide this year and likely multiple times. The return on investment with fungicide applications has a chance to be VERY good this year. Here’s how to make it even better! TIMING First of all, SPRAY ON TIME [...]
Beware of anyone who tells you to spray an insecticide with the exact same threshold (number of insects per plant) year after year. When crop prices go up, yield potential is greater, and the insecticide cost is lower, that means the ECONOMIC threshold for [...]