High yielding tactics we utilize as part of the Maximum Profit System™ include practices, details, and extra effort that create success stories for the growing season. No one hybrid, practice, fertilizer, or product is going to be a silver bullet; rather a management plan must come together for all the pieces to fit into your operations and to create your vision of success. Check out some tactics and practices you can use to push yields this upcoming growing season.

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The AgVenture brand soybean line-up continues to show off better and better scores each year against Sudden Death Syndrome, Phytophthora Root Rot, Charcoal Rot and Brown Stem Rot.

See what Jeff Shaner, soybean product lead, says about how once-dominant Brown Stem Rot is becoming less of an issue for AgVenture customers.

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With advancements in corn hybrid genetics for excellent stress tolerance, farmers can plant corn at higher rates to achieve greater yields. The role of optimizing seed rates is important in maximizing corn yields. Don’t miss out on the factors you should weigh when determining seed population rates.

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When is the right time to start planting corn? The farmer’s almanac says to plant corn in the first quarter after the new moon. And, of course, farmers are itching to get in the fields that first 50°F spring day. Comparing almanac predictions with your corn planting dates may be interesting, but today’s on-farm research […]

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Farmers understand that the success of their crop begins with decisions made before ever setting foot in the field. There are numerous factors to look at when getting ready for spring planting.

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With the turn to the 2024 calendar usually brings posts of everyone sharing their New Year’s resolutions. While to most people it is in the form of eating healthier, working out more, being kinder to the neighbors, or traveling more the question we have is: what are your New Year’s resolutions for the farm? A wise person once shared a very simple, yet impactful phrase with me that’s very important as we set new goals and approach a new season. Simply put: don’t forget that sometimes you have to take the time to work ON the business and not always FOR the business. This all starts with reviewing the past, and deciding on what direction we are going in the future.

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An increasing reliance upon yield monitor data to evaluate crop performance and inform management decisions has placed greater importance on ensuring yield data quality.
Yield monitors are capable of providing very accurate estimates of corn yield; however, real-world performance can fall well short of this potential due to lack of proper calibration and other sources of error.

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