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Ag Retailers Seeing Input Decision Delays

Published November 18, 2019

Mother Nature has not been kind to farmers this fall. Moisture levels and equipment repair bills are above the norm. East River LLP owner Tim Hoggarth says farmers are waiting to make their seed decisions for 2020. "I fully expect…

Small Grain Seed Production Could Be At Risk

Published October 16, 2019

It’s too early to tell the quality and quantity of spring wheat seed in North Dakota for the year ahead. North Dakota State Seed Department Seed Commissioner Ken Bertsch says until the final certification process is wrapped up, there aren't…

Better Profits With Practical Data

Published February 27, 2019

Practical use of data leads to better profits. Iowa farmer Jerry Seuntjens says making use of the Climate FieldView data has increased profitability on his farm. "It keeps track of everything I do and I get good results. We get…

MN Farmer/Researcher Develops Decision-Making Tool

Published December 27, 2018

Farmers are always on a quest for continual improvement; looking for better yields and more production. Warren, Minnesota farmer and entrepreneur Garth Kruger was looking for ways to select better soybean varieties. There is an enormous amount of data available,…

New Business Structure for KWS

Published September 4, 2018

The seed company, KWS, is planning a change in the business structure of the company and a stock split. Family shareholders will continue to have the majority of voting rights in this Germany-based plant breeding company. In the U.S., KWS…

An Earnings Uptick for Land O’Lakes

Published May 2, 2018

For the first quarter, Land O’Lakes reports net earnings of $115.7 million. That compares to nearly $110 million in the same period last year. The co-op’s financial performance was driven by its Animal Nutrition business segment. The Dairy Foods division…

Variety Selection is Critical

Published April 5, 2018

The seed decision is critically important for all farmers. WestBred Regional Manager Troy Sayler says the variety decision is the foundation for a successful crop. "Farmers put a lot of diligence into selecting corn and soybean varieties and that should…

Articles tagged under: seed

Ag Retailers Seeing Input Decision Delays

Small Grain Seed Production Could Be At Risk

Better Profits With Practical Data

MN Farmer/Researcher Develops Decision-Making Tool

New Business Structure for KWS

An Earnings Uptick for Land O’Lakes

Variety Selection is Critical

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