December 2, 2016
Many of you know that we actually have a farm here at Peterson Farms Seed. Carl’s grandfather started farming here in 1918 and his dad followed […]
September 30, 2016
Fall has arrived: the smell of the air has changed and dust from a bustling soybean harvest paints the horizon. The kids are back in school […]
August 26, 2016
September is a great time of year. Football is back, the weather is cooling down, hunting season is getting started, and harvest is right around the […]
July 28, 2016
How many growers have the capability to utilize precision agriculture technology on their farm, but choose to ignore the benefits? I think the number is much […]
June 16, 2016
You’ve purchased a small quadcopter UAV, and are having fun taking pictures. But how will you use the drone imagery to make actionable decisions on your […]
March 29, 2016
The annual “March Madness” NCAA basketball tournament is wrapping up, and fans across the country have been busy monitoring their brackets. To predict which teams will […]
November 19, 2015
As our resident corn enthusiast, Mike Larson is continually implementing new projects around the farm. From experimenting with boosting yield potential to growing “Bison” corn (with […]
September 25, 2015
“Rich on Agronomy” is an occasional agronomy column from Peterson Account Manager Rich Larson. This fall, corn stalk rot is rearing its ugly head in fields […]
September 9, 2015
The crops are maturing, kids are back in school, football season is in the air, and hints of fall weather and nature are peeking through. It […]
July 8, 2015
“How much Nitrogen do I have left for my corn?” That’s a common question agronomists have heard over the past few weeks, due to excess rain […]
June 30, 2015
The assembly line in a factory operates efficiently only when it has the right supplies at the right time. If inputs run out, production may halt. […]
June 18, 2015
With planting season wrapped up, we’ve moved into scouting season. Hopefully you have been out walking your corn fields to evaluate your stands. At a distance, […]