October 7, 2011Published by Peterson Farms Seed on October 7, 2011Categories AgronomyIssues with Frost Damaged Corn and SoybeansThankfully most acres of corn and soybeans in our trade area missed a killing frost. The tops of the soybeans were damaged to the point that […]
September 10, 2011Published by Peterson Farms Seed on September 10, 2011Categories AgronomyPrevent Plant ManagmentWith state-wide prevent plant acres pegged at 5.7 million, I’m guessing there are more than a few of you who are struggling with just how to […]
June 10, 2011Published by Peterson Farms Seed on June 10, 2011Categories AgronomySmall is Big: Early Weed Control to Preserve YieldI will start by saying, if you have fields with weed problems, the sooner you adopt an early residual program in addition to your glyphosate weed […]
May 10, 2011Published by Peterson Farms Seed on May 10, 2011Categories AgronomyPlanting corn into wet soils. If you have to …Well, here we go again, right! We are facing another year with the possibility of planting into wet and cold soils. Corn yields in fields that […]
May 5, 2011Published by Peterson Farms Seed on May 5, 2011Categories AgronomyTile Drainage: Beneficial to Farmers and Non-Farmers AlikeThose of us in Production Agriculture know the benefits tile drainage can have on future crops in poorly drained fields. We also know that this land […]
August 1, 2010Published by Peterson Farms Seed on August 1, 2010Categories AgronomyAsk Carl: GDDsQ: What’s the big deal about GDDs? A: One of the important data points we track each season is the number of Corn Growing Degree Days […]