April 5, 2018
I get it, you’ve been waiting all season, suffering through what feels like an endless winter and you’re ready to get that corn in the ground. […]
July 13, 2017
At Peterson Farms Seed, we have performed countless stand evaluations over the last several years with over a 100 this year alone! One of the main […]
May 18, 2017
May is over half gone, which means the crop is in the ground and hopefully off to a good start. This time of the growing season is a […]
March 3, 2017
The days are getting longer, the snow is losing its battle to fully cover the soil, and the familiar urge to get into the field is […]
April 19, 2016
As planters hit the fields, farmers want to get the crop in the ground as fast as they can. But this isn’t a race of who […]
April 12, 2016
“Raise more bushels to overcome low prices.” I’ve heard that phrase a lot over the winter, and may have even uttered those words myself. So, how […]
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 6, 2014
What is a “normal” crop year? Is there such a thing as “normal” in the northern plains? The 2014 crop year looks to be a bit […]
February 15, 2013
We evaluate many corn stands for Peterson Farms Seed’s Plus20 Agronomy Club members. We look at several things, including plant spacing, the emerged versus planted population, […]
March 15, 2012
“Did you see the clouds in the west? A storm was rolling in … How fast was I going? Too fast for the planter to singulate […]