What was the moisture situation like on your farm this year? Was it too dry even for a few weeks at any point? If not, it may be in a future year. I want to explain what happens in a corn plant during a dry [...]
“There’s two things I can talk about forever, and that’s farming and fishing.” Whether he’s out in his fields or out on the water, as long as he’s outside, Jeff Hanson, 58, is completely in his element. The dozens of taxidermied [...]
I'd rather have a cheap price upfront than a rebate program. I’ve heard that from thousands of farmers over the years, but since so many companies offer rebate programs (rather than cutting their prices), it’s important to take advantage of these opportunities [...]
If you are serious about saving money... Whether you work with us or some other retailer, prepaying your inputs offers substantial rewards. Seed companies and crop protection manufacturers offer both early cash discounts and other early buying incentives that we pass on to you. [...]
Seed prices going up is not a shock considering what commodity prices have done and how the cost of seemingly everything else has risen. So what can you do about it? Booking your seed early this year is the first step... 1. Early [...]
Well, I have some good news and some bad news for you today... The good news is ag chem supplies are freeing up, so other than Liberty/glufosinate, I don’t know of anything right now we will definitely be short on in 2023. The [...]
What’s holding you back from your best soybean yields ever? Is it nematodes, disease, or salt/poor drainage? If it’s any of those, you’re going to love the new class of Hefty Brand Soybeans and Zinesto Soybeans for 2023! If you don’t have those issues and [...]
There are so many exciting things coming out in the seed corn industry for 2023! SmartStax PRO is a new trait stacking a new mode of action on top of the multiple Bt’s that have been included in the SmartStax platform. RNAi is used to [...]
David Ostrem’s family has worked their homesteads just outside of Centerville, South Dakota for generations – and both sides of his family hold strong, far-reaching roots that stretch across the years. Back in the late 1800s, his great-grandparents on both sides of the family immigrated [...]
Please do not spray dicamba late. I don’t care if you are using safened dicamba in corn or XtendiMax or Engenia in soybeans. When dicamba is sprayed late, the volatility issues are far more likely to cup soybean leaves than when dicamba is sprayed [...]
