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How do farmers feel about seed treatment alternatives?

An economist at the American Soybean Association says a recent study found wide use of seed treatments across the U.S. Jacquie Holland tells Brownfield… “They are an easy and kind of low contact way of ensuring plant health during the early periods of soybean...

Success starts with the seed

A marketing manager at Croplan says success in 2025 starts with seed selection. Robert Cossar says farmers should be taking hybrid data into consideration. “It’s not just about the performance, but how we also manage it and that’s where our answer plots come in,”...

Selecting Seed Varieties for 2025

Farmers have many factors to consider when making their seed selections for 2025. In this Managing for Profit, Kansas-based Channel Seed-Pro Daymian Reed says taking advantage of seed diversity is key to maximizing yield potential. The post

Channel brand expands seed offerings for 2025

A Channel technical agronomist says the brand is offering an extended lineup of soybean seed treatments in 2025. Richard Turner says several products performed well in 2024. “A new 109 day that we had this year in plots in 2024,” he says. “Also had...

Artificial intelligence will soon help farmers with seed and crop protection

Artificial Intelligence tools are rapidly being developed to do many tasks.  A seed and crop protection company is preparing an artificial intelligence tool to help the smaller number of crop consultants access decades of data to help farmers get the answers they need.  We’ll...

The importance of seed in global food systems

A staff member with Iowa State University’s Seed Science Center says feeding a growing population starts with seeds. Cindy Hicks tells Brownfield farmers can help lead the charge in establishing global access to nutritious food. “We know that the population is growing, and farmland...

Seed production a year-round endeavor

Seed companies work year-round to ensure adequate supplies for farmers. Bayer Crop Science unit lead Tyler Reiner oversees the safety, quality, and production of Bayer’s commercial soybean processing facility near Redwood Falls, Minnesota. “So it would be planning for what we we’re going to...
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