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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

Mar 31, 2026

After nearly a decade in this role, it is not often a question of “if” herds are overcrowding, but more so “how much”? There are a ton of factors to consider when deciding to keep a cow around. Is she carrying a black calf? Is there enough feed inventory on hand to feed the herd and have the desired carryover? What might the income per stall look like at 140% overcrowding versus 125%? The challenge is that no two dairies have the same answer.

Mar 31, 2026

As spring inches closer, it gets more tempting each day to fire up the tractor and get in the field. However, deciding when to plant is one of the first (of many) management decisions that will impact your crop’s performance this season. Here are six tips to help you decide the right time to put your corn and soybean seeds in the ground.

Mar 31, 2026

In case you skipped Matt’s article to get to your favorite section of the newsletter, Farmers Union Cooperative of Ossian, IA will be merging into Premier Cooperative on August 1st. I’ve been there a couple of times, and I’m really impressed with their staff, facilities and rolling stock. Their energy division is rock solid, and I am very excited to begin working with them.

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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