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 […]
April 28, 2025
Each year, there is an optimal time to plant corn, but how do we determine that time, and what happens if we plant too early? Many […]
March 28, 2025
The third edition of Peterson Field Insights is available! As an agronomy-first company, we remain steadfast in our mission to help growers maximize yields and profitability. […]
September 26, 2024
You’ve heard of the Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon—a parlor game where players challenge each other to choose an actor and then connect them to another […]
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 14, 2024
Tar spot is relatively new to U.S. farmers. It has not yet significantly affected our backyard, but it continues pushing closer and closer to home. Tar […]
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 24, 2024
By Rick Swenson, Lead Agronomist & Nolan Berg, Precision Systems Agronomist In 2023, we ran an article on removing headland data from your fall yield analysis. […]
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 […]
April 11, 2024
My biggest tip for corn growers concerning corn planting date: use the NDAWN website to monitor soil temperatures in the weeks leading up to planting and […]
April 5, 2024
If you search our online blogs for “temperature and planting,” 28 articles have been written since 2014! By far, it is our most popular topic. Living […]
