“You may not be interested in global macroeconomics, but it’s interested in you.” That is one of the main messages that Virginia Tech economist Dr. David Kohl had for growers attending the FS Green Plan Solutions Pursuit of Maximum Yields event in Collinsville, Illinois today. Dr. Kohl talked about the importance of the BRICS nations (Brazil, Russia, India, China and … Read More
Creating Social Media Buzz about Maximum Yields
The hashtag #FSMaxYield was everywhere at the Pursuit of Maximum Yields event last week in Bettendorf, Iowa encouraging people at the event to “be part of the buzz.” “We’re excited to have a hashtag at the event,” said GROWMARK Electronic Communications Specialist Heather (Miller) Thompson. “We’ve given every grower and crop specialist a little card about how to tweet from … Read More
Pursuit of Maximum Yields Program Growing
GROWMARK Manager of Agronomy Services Dr. Howard Brown may have started the FS Green Plan Solutions Pursuit of Maximum Yields (POMY) program, but he doesn’t like to call it “his baby” – he gives all the credit to MOM. “It’s all about MOM,” Brown said at the POMY event Thursday in Bettendorf, Iowa. “It’s about Maximizing yield, Optimizing nitrogen utilization … Read More
Food, Resources, and Environmental Stewardship
In a world where crop yields need to continue growing to keep up with the ever-increasing demand for food, what can farmers do to manage and protect the environmental resources that will support those higher yields? That was one of the main questions that Delaware-Maryland Agribusiness Association Executive Secretary Bill Angstadt addressed at the Pursuit of Maximum Yields event organized … Read More
Maximum Yield Insight from Lowell Catlett
Over 250 growers from around Iowa, Wisconsin, Illinois and even Canada learned more about the Pursuit of Maximum Yields from an event organized by FS Green Plan Solutions in Bettendorf, Iowa Thursday. Because the whole concept of pursuing maximum yields is based on the population growth expected in the future, it was fitting that New Mexico State University economist and … Read More
AgriVisor Offers Risk Management Check-Ups
Farmers around Illinois who are interested in receiving a “check-up” on their risk management plans are invited to attend one of three upcoming meetings, sponsored by AgriVisor and COUNTRY Financial. The meetings will be held on January 31 at the Holiday Inn in Mt. Vernon, Ill.; February 1 at the Northfield Suites in Springfield, Ill.; and February 2 at University … Read More
Learn about the History of GROWMARK
The year was 1922 and the transition from horsepower to tractors on the farm was the basis for the forming of the Illinois Farm Supply Company, which eventually became the multi-billion dollar, multi-faceted farm cooperative system that is know today as GROWMARK. In honor of the GROWMARK System’s 85th anniversary this year, a new history section has been added to … Read More
Season’s Greetings from GROWMARK
GROWMARK gets my vote for the most creative holiday video greeting this season! From all of us at GROWMARK – Have a wonderful holiday season with family and friends! We look forward to working with you in 2012!
Learning More About Fungicide Use
The use of fungicides for overall plant health has been a new growth area for agriculture in recent years. As that occurs, farmers and crop consultants continue to find out more about best times to apply and best ways to use them during the season. “There was a time not that long ago, when to consider applying a fungicide post-emergence … Read More
Soybean Seed Treatment Growing
Seed treatment can be classified as a precision application for growers because it allows crop protection to be used more precisely right at planting within the seed itself. Seed treatments have actually been around for decades and it’s reached the point that virtually all of the corn seed planted today is treated with some type of crop protection technology. However, … Read More