VRAFY is the newest fertility management platform with a simple objective. TO MAKE PRECISION AGRONOMY SIMPLE. Much more than just another ag platform, VRAFY is a service designed to help farmers and agronomists collect and use on-farm data like never before. Since [...]
There were a number of soybean diseases that unfortunately had a big year in 2024. HERE'S A QUICK RECAP OF WHAT HAPPENED, ALONG WITH SOME CONSIDERATIONS FOR NEXT YEAR'S SEED SELECTION AND SOYBEAN FIELD MANAGEMENT. SUDDEN DEATH SYNDROME [...]
EXPANDING AN OPERATION IS NEVER AN EASY TASK... Logistics and labor aside, simply finding acres of good, available farmland presents a challenge for many growers. For Erik Dunham, a 43-year-old second-generation farmer with an operation near Roseau, Minnesota, a central strategy has been [...]
MY BROTHER, DARREN, IS OUR FAMILY'S SEED EXPERT. He can tell you the genetics and defensive traits on almost anything out there, and he knows how all of our corn and soybean lines compare to everyone else’s. I appreciate all that he brings to the table [...]
In early October, I bought everything we need for our farm for the upcoming season in terms of seed and crop protection products. I believe either fertilizer prices will go down or crop prices will go up, so we haven’t bought a lot of fertilizer [...]
As harvest progresses across the Upper Midwest, many decisions for 2025 are being finalized based on observations made from the combine cab, from hybrid quality, herbicide performance, fertility adjustments, and more. But when do you make decisions about Naturals products? [...]
THERE ARE REASONS WHY SEED COMPANIES TELL YOU NOT TO PLANT CORN EARLY... However, by the time the word reaches you at the farm gate, those reasons are rarely articulated clearly. Here’s what’s causing seed companies to ask you to wait to plant. [...]