Articles tagged under: Derek Crompton
Locking in Seed
Published October 24, 2022
Channel Seed Technical Agronomist Derek Crompton expects farmers to start finalizing seed orders before Thanksgiving. "When it comes to the selection of hybrids and varieties that worked well for people, guys are committing to those units." Crompton.said customers may leave…Using Moisture to Measure Nitrogen Needs
Published June 25, 2021
Northern Plains farmers may already thinking about how to handle side-dress nitrogen applications this year. Even though rainfall is behind normal in the southern Red River Valley, the corn still looks green. "There's no lost nitrogen due to wet field…This Planting Season Looks A Lot Different Than Recent Years
Published April 5, 2021
Channel Technical Agronomist Derek Crompton says farmers are not looking at prevented plant this year due to the dry field conditions. "The choices of what they're going to do is not going to be limited by either wet ground or…Local Agronomist Looks at XtendFlex Trait Performance
Published October 1, 2020
At the end of September, the European Commission approved Bayer’s XtendFlex soybean trait, the final approval needed for a full launch of the product. Channel Technical Agronomist Derek Crompton has more on the new trait. "The Xtend soybeans already out…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…