May 21, 2015
We’ve had a typical upper plains spring with variable weather. In less than one week, conditions changed from soils too dry for seed to germinate to […]
May 14, 2015
“Rich on Agronomy” is an agronomy column from Peterson Account Manager Rich Larson. Imagine jumping into a lake in early spring. The cold water takes your […]
May 6, 2015
As we gear up for the growing season here at Peterson Farms Seed, I’ve been brainstorming ideas to improve our planting accuracy and our fertility program. […]
April 9, 2015
Early planting is the buzzword this spring, but how early is too early to plant corn? When should you be planting? Early planting is always the […]
March 26, 2015
As an agronomist, I hear a lot of excuses about why farmers don’t perform winter maintenance on their planters. And I hear even more excuses about […]
March 5, 2015
If you plan for a failure, you will get one. This is one of my favorite sayings related to crop production. Finding a way to make […]
January 13, 2015
“Rich on Agronomy” is a monthly agronomy column from Peterson Account Manager Rich Larson. Last fall, many growers were thinking of cutting back or dropping corn […]
November 21, 2014
“Rich on Agronomy” is an occasional agronomy column from Peterson Account Manager Rich Larson. Have you ever been in a queue, and the person behind you […]
November 20, 2014
“Rich on Agronomy” is an occasional agronomy column from Peterson Account Manager Rich Larson. We’ve wrapped up the 2014 growing season, and it’s time to start […]
October 24, 2014
When should you harvest your corn? Some might think that is a silly question with a simple answer. But there is much more to consider than […]
October 9, 2014
“Rich on Agronomy” is an occasional agronomy column from Peterson Account Manager Rich Larson. Did you see any yellowing or unexplained unevenness in plant height in […]
July 21, 2014
“Rich on Agronomy” is an occasional agronomy column from PFS Account Manager Rich Larson. It’s Monday afternoon. It was hot yesterday; it was warm through the […]
