December 6, 2021
Hopefully, this is the last thing you read before making your final product selection for next season. I believe the advice I’m about to offer could […]
October 8, 2021
With any luck and a couple more weeks of good weather, everything will be harvested in the tri-states. Who would have thought we could have successfully grown 105-day hybrids in Hallock, […]
August 4, 2021
2021 Field Day SAVE THE DATE: Peterson Farms Seed Field Day 2021. Wednesday, September 1 • 10:30am – 3pm • Prosper, ND To raise more bushels, you need […]
May 24, 2021
Corn hybrid growth stages are sort of like kids—infants have different needs than toddlers and preschoolers require a different approach than adolescents. In the same way a teenager outgrows shoes every-other-month, […]
May 19, 2021
What an exciting time of year! The crops are planted and some extremely timely precipitation is moving in. Now we just need to avoid severe weather. […]
May 7, 2021
For the past 14 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 define what “normal” […]
May 6, 2021
As the resident weather guy I’m often asked which weather sources I trust. There are a lot of options out there, some better than others. The truth is the […]
April 8, 2021
It seems every year we could all use a refresher on when it’s time to roll those planters. Looking at the current NOAA 6-10 and 8-14 […]
April 2, 2021
The current dry soil planting profile presents a set of challenges we haven’t faced in a number of years. But before we delve into that too […]
April 2, 2021
I’m always asking myself, where can we find more bushels in the field. One way to improve the data you collect is to rethink the headland of your […]
February 11, 2021
Under negative conditions, seed treatment can be the difference between a solid stand and failure. Phytophthora, Rhizoctonia, Pythium and Fusarium are the most common seedling diseases […]
February 11, 2021
Today is part 2 (Rhizoctonia) of our 4-part Seedling Disease Series. If you missed part 1, check it out here. We’re highlighting the top seedling diseases that haunt farmers […]