You’ve been asking for it… Now, you’ve got it!
MOST REBATE PROGRAMS ARE GONE!

Hooray! Along with that, many companies like Bayer have lowered prices…

While I’ve heard a lot of talk about higher input costs over the last few months, that’s not what I’m seeing, outside of fertilizer. Seed corn and soybean seed prices are pretty flat.

Many crop protection products cost less than last year; and sure, none of us like the fertilizer price today, but with some pretty small tweaks it may be possible in the short term to cut some costs with variable rate fertilizer and banding.

Let’s get back to the crop protection side of things. In corn, soybeans, and wheat, here are some things you may consider to cut costs. It really comes down to 3 simple steps.

IN MY OPINION, THE 3 BEST WAYS TO REDUCE YOUR COSTS ON CROP PROTECTION PRODUCTS THIS YEAR ARE:

  • 1

    TAKE ADVANTAGE OF CHEAP FINANCING OFFERS

  • 2

    BUY (AND TAKE HOME) YOUR PRODUCT ASAP

  • 3

    SELECT PRODUCTS THAT ARE EQUAL OR BETTER THAT COST LESS MONEY

FINANCING

I have been talking about this non-stop for the past few months with farmers and agronomists. You may not need a finance program. In the past, finance offers may not have saved you much money. Today, this is a real thing and something that, in my opinion, every single farmer should take advantage of. On our farm this fall, we already locked in our products and cheap financing from several different companies. Almost every ag chem manufacturer now has a 0% APR finance offer. Please check with your Hefty agronomist to get all the details of each of these programs, but they are all pretty simple.

BUY NOW

Whether you finance your purchase or not, today’s prices are lower than the prices next month, which are lower than next spring, guaranteed. If our prices go down after you prepay (cash or finance), you get the lower price plus interest.

Chemical prices go up 1% per month or more, meaning your net cost will be less the sooner you lock in your product and the financing. Also, whether you like Trump or not, let’s face it – with Trump in office, there is always the threat of tariffs or some other trade issue that could mean higher short-term prices or supply constraints. Once you lock in, you’re all set.

For us as a company, we’ve been doing everything we can to bring in product as quickly as possible just to be on the safe side, and you can take product home today if you are concerned in any way about supply.

PRODUCT SELECTION

We have hundreds of products you could choose from, since we work with every major manufacturer. In other words, we have lots of options for you, many of which could be as good or better than what you are currently using, and some of those could be less expensive. So many products have gone generic now, but to compete, many of the name brand companies have lowered prices AND included 0% APR financing at no cost to you. In my eyes, financing at 0% until almost the end of 2026 is worth close to 10%, and any respray policies and superior product quality (in some cases) are a bonus. We don’t care whether you choose generic or name brand, but we’ve got them both.

 

WE SPEND A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF TIME WITH OUR AGRONOMISTS IN TRAINING SO THEY CAN HELP YOU MAKE THE BEST AGRONOMIC AND ECONOMIC DECISIONS FOR YOUR FARM.

BETWEEN FINANCE OFFERS, BUYING EARLY, AND SELECTING DIFFERENT PRODUCTS, YOU MAY BE ABLE TO SAVE THOUSANDS THIS COMING YEAR, YET HAVE AS GOOD OR EVEN BETTER YIELDS.