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Apr 01, 2020

Tips to remember this April

With the extra challenge of the pandemic virus and resulting COVID-19, this Spring's planting season is on pace to be a crazy time for everyone trying to get a crop in the ground. Here are a few reminders of items to make sure you check off your list this April.

Get updated field maps to Ag Center
Take delivery of seed corn, alfalfa, and soybeans
Alfalfa and winter wheat stand assessments
Pre-plant weed control on your corn and soybean acres
Plant timely and accurately
Pop-up starter fertilizer applications with Ascend and zinc
Nitrogen treatments to minimize loss to volatization, leaching, and denitrification
Pasture fertilization

Read our agronomy update for operational changes being made due to the COVID-19 outbreak.

Ken Jahnke

Division Sales Manager

Jun 01, 2026

As demand continues to grow value-added grain opportunities, producers now have the opportunity to market High Oleic soybeans with premium potential and expanding benefits for the dairy industry.

We are now accepting high oleic Beans for the upcoming season. Storage space will be limited but available, so growers are encouraged to contact us soon as possible to reserve space.

Jun 01, 2026

As producers continue to look for ways to save out–of–pocket feed cost, more attention has been given to a new technology: high oleic soybeans. To the dairy cow, these genetically modified beans provide the same benefits as standard roasted beans in that they are a great protein and energy source. The biggest nutritional difference between the two is that high oleic beans may be fed at a higher inclusion rate without sacrificing the butterfat premium.

May 29, 2026

With planting complete and crops off to a strong start, focus now shifts to protecting crop health and maximizing yield. The decisions made in the coming weeks will play a key role at harvest.

Crop Production Tips

Apr 01, 2020

Tips to remember this April

With the extra challenge of the pandemic virus and resulting COVID-19, this Spring's planting season is on pace to be a crazy time for everyone trying to get a crop in the ground. Here are a few reminders of items to make sure you check off your list this April.

Get updated field maps to Ag Center

Take delivery of seed corn, alfalfa, and soybeans

Alfalfa and winter wheat stand assessments

Pre-plant weed control on your corn and soybean acres

Plant timely and accurately

Pop-up starter fertilizer applications with Ascend and zinc

Nitrogen treatments to minimize loss to volatization, leaching, and denitrification

Pasture fertilization

Read our agronomy update for operational changes being made due to the COVID-19 outbreak.

Ken Jahnke

Division Sales Manager

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