July 15, 2025
Fusarium ear rot is a disease we encounter every year—it’s actually the most common disease affecting corn ears annually. This disease typically overwinters on corn residue […]
July 11, 2025
Corn rootworm is not a new challenge for our region, but it has become increasingly problematic over the last three years. While traditionally viewed as an […]
July 11, 2025
As a corn product manager, green snap is the one event that concerns me the most about a corn hybrid during the summer. Green snap can […]
July 10, 2025
First identified in Indiana in 2015, tar spot has steadily advanced across the country. For the Peterson Farms Seed footprint, it’s notable that our eastern dealers, […]
May 23, 2025
In July 2024, reports of southern corn rust began trickling in. By late August and September, it spread like wildfire, aided by wet, humid, cloudy and […]
August 1, 2024
For the past 17 years I’ve run custom GDU reports for our region and it has changed the way I gauge how a year is going. It also provides a good record to help […]
July 21, 2024
Our mission at Peterson Farms Seed is to help you raise more bushels. Part of that means providing valuable and local agronomic education throughout our […]
July 12, 2024
One huge problem, often left unnoticed in the hustle of fall, is weeds going to seed in wheat stubble and unworked soybeans. The rapid spread of […]
June 20, 2024
The summer solstice is the longest day of the year. While many of us celebrate it as the first day of summer, it has even greater […]
May 8, 2024
As you’re well aware, Goss’s Wilt is a relatively new disease in the northern states, other than in southern South Dakota, where it first appeared in […]
April 18, 2024
On the bright note, soybean cyst nematode is not the end of the world. Growers in Iowa have been successful for over 20 years by implementing […]
April 12, 2024
Undoubtedly, the No. 1 topic of conversation since last summer has been corn rootworm. For many regional farmers with rotated acres, it is the first time […]
