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Corn and Soybean Planting on Hold in Northern MN

Published May 11, 2020

Farmers in northern Minnesota are getting some fieldwork done. According to Bayer Crop Science Channel Field Sales Representative Mike Dufault, there’s some wheat going into the ground. It will be a few days before corn and soybean planting picks up.…

Bringing the Crop to the Finish Line

Published September 16, 2019

Farmers would like more heat and less rain to help finish the corn and soybean crops. In northwest Minnesota and northeast North Dakota, Channel Seed field sales representative Mike Dufault says the crop has potential. "There's some fields that aren't…

Monitor Nitrogen Levels in Corn

Published July 10, 2019

With saturated soils, nitrogen may be lost in the corn. Channel technical agronomist Derek Crompton says the challenge will be trying to get into some of these wet fields. "You do have the avenue of talking to your local fly…

NC+ Seed to be Sold for 2020 Growing Season

Published June 11, 2019

The NC+ seed brand is being revived. Don Funk, who founded Channel Bio and later sold the company to Monsanto, is relaunching NC+ seed for corn, soybeans and sorghum. NC+ began in 1958 and was folded into the Channel seed…

Disease Tolerance Important Ahead of Planting

Published March 4, 2019

Channel Brand Corn Product Manager Brett Ochs says a good disease package will lead to better corn production. "Our corn products are bred with disease tolerance." Protecting yields begins with plant health. "We're always trying to protect yield potential in…

A Challenging Crop Year

Published November 21, 2018

Every growing season is different, including this year. Channel Brand corn product manager Brett Ochs says a lot was thrown at the crop. "It depends on where you're at, ranging from disease to drought stress to too much rain and…

A Big Corn Crop

Published August 16, 2018

Farmers are still talking about the recent USDA crop report with the government forecasting corn yields of more than 178 bushels per acre. Channel Seed grain marketing consultant Matthew Bennett says that record number is credible. "I know guys don't…

Articles tagged under: Channel

Corn and Soybean Planting on Hold in Northern MN

Bringing the Crop to the Finish Line

Monitor Nitrogen Levels in Corn

NC+ Seed to be Sold for 2020 Growing Season

Disease Tolerance Important Ahead of Planting

A Challenging Crop Year

A Big Corn Crop

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