Planting is definitely running behind normal in the Corn Belt, but it’s nothing to worry about just yet. “Just stick to the original plan” when it comes to nutrient management,” says John Grandin, Senior Field Sales Agronomist at GROWMARK, Inc. “If the original plan calls for spring-applied anhydrous ammonia, then stick with spring-applied anhydrous ammonia.” However, Grandin points out the … Read More
Ad Design Contest Winner Announced
Jim Mills of Agro-Culture Liquid Fertilizers awarded Jennifer Ray, Ag Communication major $500 for her ad design contest. Jennifer Ray, Ag Communication major at California Polytechnic University participated in an ad design contest along with her classmates. Designs we submitted and carefully looked over for overall design, message and effectiveness of the ad. There were all well done, Jennifer’s ad … Read More
Mississippi River Back to Normal
At the beginning of this year, closing the Mississippi River to barge traffic as a result of low water levels was a very real possibility, but that crisis has been averted thanks to some Army Corps of Engineers work. “There was an emergency move by the Army Corps of Engineers to blast rocks out of the river floor at Thebes … Read More
Scientific Integrity Important to Koch Agronomic
Koch Agronomic Services is on display here at AG CONNECT Expo. I visited with Greg Schwab, Director of Agronomy (pictured with the company team), to learn what he’s talking to farmer attendees about. Greg says the company has grown tremendously in the last two years with multiple acquisitions to add to their product lineup. One of the key issues he’s … Read More
GROWMARK Purchases B-G Fertilizer
GROWMARK, Inc., Bloomington, Ill., announced it has agreed to purchase Bunge North America’s interest in B-G Fertilizer, LLC. B-G Fertilizer, LLC owns and operates the former CF Industries terminal located in Cincinnati, Ohio to serve the needs of retail customers that provide fertilizer to farmers. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. GROWMARK and Bunge also announced that GROWMARK will … Read More
Making new facilities state of the art
GROWMARK is opening a new dry terminal in Stuart, Iowa. The facility will handle granular urea, mono-ammonium phosphate, and white potash. It has a capacity for 18 railcars with six 10 ton hoppers and five micro-hoppers. That equates to around 15,500 tons of capacity. In this Precision.AgWired.com Podcast, sponsored by Ag Leader Technology, we’ll take a closer look at the new technologies … Read More
New GROWMARK Dry Terminal
If you have never seen a brand new, empty dry terminal – here is your opportunity. GROWMARK is opening a new dry terminal in Stuart, Iowa very soon – the first loads of product will arrive next week to test the system – and some of the agricultural media had a chance to get a tour last week to learn … Read More
GROWMARK Excited About N-Watch
If farmers could determine the concentration, form and location of plant-available nitrogen, deciding when and where and how much to apply would be that much easier. That’s the goal of N-Watch, which started this year as a small scale, pilot program by GROWMARK in partnership with FS Member Cooperatives. The objectives of the program are to quantify the form of … Read More
Precision.AgWired.com Podcast: Using apps to forecast yield
What is your favorite app on your phone? How does it make your life easier? Advanced Ag Solutions, LLC is trying to make it easier for farmers with their recently launched Optimizer 2.0 app. It allows users to upload GPS soil sampling data and then use that information to leverage the information they already have (and use) even further. In … Read More
Corn Nitrogen Rate Calculator Available
The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship and Iowa State University Extension and Outreach highlighted the Corn Nitrogen Rate Calculator that is available to help farmers find the maximum return to nitrogen fertilizer applications and the most profitable application rate for their farm. The Corn Nitrogen Rate Calculator can be found here. This online tool is rapidly updated to … Read More