Jun 25 2020
Assessing hail damage to corn fields
By Bethany Kroeze, AgVenture Marketing Manager Approximately one-third of all hailstorms occur between June and September across the United States, wh…
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Seeds for Success
Explore the latest news, seasonal insights and expert advice from the McKillip Seeds team.
Jun 9 2020
Maximizing the effectiveness of mid-season nitrogen
By Samuel Peters, AgVenture Product Marketing Intern As of June 8th, 97% of corn in the United States had been planted. Remembering the pain of last y…
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Begin scouting for pests
It’s never too early to begin scouting for pests in your fields. It’s never too early to begin scouting for pests in your fields. Several insects can…
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Early season cold stress and frost damage
Temperatures dipped below freezing in many areas of the Corn Belt over the past several days, with freeze warnings issued in many areas, causing many…
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That crazy (wait, a better word might be opportunistic) no good (again, how about pretty good) horrible (actually it could have been profitable) 2019!
How AgVenture customer Mike Davis kept his APH rolling upward and achieved a really good corn crop in THAT year. By Jeff Shaner, AgVenture Seed and Te…
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Will fallow syndrome affect your acres in 2020?
Did you have prevent plant acres in 2019? In Iowa alone, there were more than 460,000 prevented plant acres last year. One concern that stems from unp…
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Plant it like you own it #4
A Short Series on Soybean Planting Best Practices By Jeff Shaner, AgVenture Soybean Product Manager A final thought on spring soybean planting from my…
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Plant it like you own it #3
A short series on soybean planting best practices By Jeff Shaner, AgVenture Soybean Product Manager Welcome back for Part 3 of a series on soybean pla…
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Plant it like you own it #2
A short series on soybean planting best practices By Jeff Shaner, AgVenture Soybean Product Manager Welcome back for Part 2 of a series on soybean pla…
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Plant it like you own it #1
A short series on soybean planting best practices By Jeff Shaner, AgVenture Soybean Product Manager Owner’s Manual section about planting season. Arti…
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