News
July, 2017
Organics: Where Do I Start?
Posted on July 31, 2017
Did you know The Andersons now offers organic transition consulting services? Our Organic Agronomy Advisor, Danielle “Dani” Kusner, is ready to help you successfully transition to organic agriculture. In this post, Danielle elaborates on our transition consulting services. Where Do I Start? I often hear this question from [...]
Help Your Winter Wheat Outlast the Conditions
Posted on July 25, 2017
Take advantage of every opportunity to improve your bottom line. Our PureGrade® products are designed to mitigate your risk, enhance your profit potential, and protect your investment. BENEFITS OF STARTER FERTILIZER ON WINTER WHEAT: Improves nitrogen efficiency Promotes earlier maturity and lower moisture at harvest Strengthens root systems to [...]
Agronomy Update July 2017
Posted on July 14, 2017
Scouting By Brian Banks, Senior Agronomist Overall, this season has not seen any major concerns with disease or insect infestations across the Corn Belt as a whole. It is, however, that time of year to be scouting for the following issues in corn and soybeans. Corn Western bean cutworm (WBC) [...]
Update from the Field: Pain in the Pod
Posted by David Dyson, Agronomist on July 2, 2017
As we celebrate July 4th with BBQs and gathering with family and friends, keep one eye on your soybean fields. I am starting to get reports from Michigan that producers are finding increasing numbers of soybean aphids (Figure 1). The research-based economic threshold to apply insecticides for soybean aphids [...]
