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 21, 2020
Over the last 4-5 years we have found the value of changing our corn nitrogen program from “one and done”, to splitting into two applications using […]
May 5, 2020
It’s that time of year where growers are thinking about purchasing or allocating their fertilizer for 2020. Fertilizer is one of the highest and most variable […]
April 27, 2020
The use of management zone in your fields has become much more popular in the past 5 years. And rightly so. As technology advances, we are better equipped […]
March 8, 2018
It’s 2018 and the amount of technology available to growers is greater than ever before. There is a lot of talk about variable rate technology but […]
February 15, 2018
A few years ago, we started working on split-applying nitrogen during the growing season using the Y-drop system from 360 Yield Center. For a refresher on […]
January 3, 2018
Iron Deficiency Chlorosis (IDC) was at its worst during the 2017 growing season. It was one of the most severe outbreaks I’ve seen in my 25 […]
September 21, 2017
Fall has arrived: the smell of the air has changed and dust from a bustling soybean harvest will soon paint the horizon. The kids are back […]
March 9, 2017
We have all heard the soybean plant referred to as a scavenger, and rightfully so, in my opinion. What better way to describe a plant that […]
December 2, 2016
Many of you know that we actually have a farm here at Peterson Farms Seed. Carl’s grandfather started farming here in 1918 and his dad followed […]
October 20, 2016
These days, it seems like for every piece of technology that learn to use, a new version comes out right behind it. Precision ag technology, namely […]
September 30, 2016
Fall has arrived: the smell of the air has changed and dust from a bustling soybean harvest paints the horizon. The kids are back in school […]