The earliest optimal temperature range is nighttime temperatures above 40°F and daytime temperatures above 50°F for a few days.

We have soil information on all our test plot sites and as I look at the highest yielding sites, it is clear that higher zinc levels are in all of them.

Seeding rates are continuing to trend lower due to seed costs, positive yield data, and concerns over white mold, so protecting each and every seed is a necessity.

Please review our updated feed policy: 

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A powerful and flexible program to give growers the ability to tweak the inputs to match the needs of the field.

Webinar Wednesday, March 9, 12pm

Create a prescription for any seeding, fertilizer, or other applications on your farm in a matter of seconds.

We need to consider all the tools we have and not rely on one going forward to steward the tools for longer usefulness.

Mark you calendars for the 2022 Grain Marketing meetings:

"I was shocked to learn that the issues we are seeing today started back in 2018":

Rewarding Farmers for their Stewardship  

2022 Carbon Opportunity December 20th at 1pm 

Remember to Deworm

Removing the stalks/stubble also removes a lot of nutrients from the field, especially potassium.

The best time to start on next year’s crop is in the fall before planting.

What should I do with this map?

Follow these steps

$.1316 per bu. 

This article discusses the Fertilizer Market. 

You will need to be very aware of how your fields are standing and be ready to harvest earlier and potentially at a higher moisture than normal.

Important for Fertilizer and Manure Management Plans  

Try this online modeling tool to estimate your specific field by field and hybrid by hybrid maturity.

2021 silage chopping season is about to begin, do you need a cover crop?

The Biden Administration, 117th Congress, what this means for agriculture and rural America.

Hot Days Ahead!

​Insects are always a concern in beans and two that we are seeing currently are Spider Mites and grasshoppers.

Now is decision time for fungicides, foliar insecticides and foliar feed micronutrients.

How global factors are playing a part in local crop protection supply chain.

June 22nd

July 6,7, 9

From Agronomy Sales Manager Terry Aukes    

Why you should evaluate your nitrogen management program and responses by hybrid to maximize your fertilizer and seed dollars:

“Yield contest” growers talk extensively about the importance of knowing what the plant is telling us as far as nutrient sufficiency, tissue sampling is the best snapshot of this.

Soil sampling has up to an 80% chance of increasing yield if fertility levels are deficient.

Your soil temps are crucial the first 48 hours after planting. 

Having the added flexibility to plant a few days before OR after applying your burndown can be a huge benefit with the latest technology.

Should you plant soybeans before corn?

Bank lobby continues the push for central filing in Iowa.

We need to make sure all the seeds we are planting are contributing to yield.

Seed+ includes talc/graphite mixture, plant growth regulators (PGR) as well as some micronutrients.

To obtain higher yields, you must think in a “systems” approach more so than a single item. 

Wednesday, February 10th at 3:00pm

TruCarbon Launching With Microsoft as First Secured Buyer 

Watch Now. Part 1 of CFE's Virtual Grain Meetings

Sign-up deadline is February 11th!

You may be eligible to earn $20 per ton for the carbon that may already be sequestered in your fields. 

Book now!

I would encourage everyone with old crop corn left in the bin to take a close look at the July 2021 Flex Floor contract. 

Virtual Meeting January 6, 2021