March 17, 2022
As a service to growers, we sometimes run planter meter calibrations during the slow months of winter. We run all factory brands of planter meters on […]
March 10, 2022
The 2021 growing season opened our eyes to some yield-limiting issues, one of which was grasshoppers pressure in soybeans – and more specifically, grasshoppers coming out […]
March 2, 2022
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 […]
February 17, 2022
Beyond our extensive research program and annual Ole & Sven plots, sometimes we tackle little side projects to try to learn about and solve more local […]
January 20, 2022
The rows looked slightly different this year in our Ole and Sven Plot. In addition to our traditional row spacing trials in both corn and soybeans, […]
January 14, 2022
For years we’ve been talking about how we have pivoted our nitrogen program on Carl’s farm from a “one and done” pre-plant application to a more […]
December 16, 2021
We felt we needed more IDC data when making product decisions. So – we added our own replicated IDC testing program with a total of 9,400 […]
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 […]
November 23, 2021
Ole and Sven Yield Results: Soybeans At the beginning of October, I fired up the old Case 2388 and set out to harvest the Ole and […]
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 […]
June 21, 2021
Q: Why was Ole wearing both his winter jackets while painting the barn? A: Well, Sven said he’d need two coats! Two coats would have been nice this spring. From […]