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Decision time is upon us for 2024 seeding decisions. In order to make informed ones though, we need to know about performance in 2023. The growing season featured high moisture

NAFB 2023 is a wrap and this year provided a chance to speak with some of the biggest names in the industry about all things ag. I was able to catch up with

Meyer Farms in Concord was honored for being one of the highest producing soybean farms in the 2022 Asgrow National Yield Contest.

A 1982 song by The Clash endlessly asked a question: “Should I stay or should I go?”  The questioning lyrics are akin to what farmers face as they begin to select 2022 corn and soybean seed later this summer.  Which corn/soybean mix should I plant? Which genetics should I pick? Which traits should I select?  Which maturities should I plant? And on and on and on.  These choices are crucial. “For the most part, 75% of the decisions that determine crop yield potential are already def...

jpierson@newsandsentinel.com Photo Provided Neill’s tractor as it tended to the soybean fields in May of 2020. Tucked away in the countryside, Neill Farms of Waterford is a family-owned farm that has operated for nearly 40 years and recently won an impressive accolade. Jonah Neill, who grew up on the farm and now helps run it with his family in his adulthood, was a winner of the 2020 Asgrow National Yield contest, which encourages farmers to use innovative technology and management to push t...

Steve Finton placed in 2020 Asgrow National Yield Contest