News from Your Federated Agronomists | April 23, 2019

Five Ways to Get Ahead of a Compressed Planting Window Spring’s slow start is compressing the planting window, but there are ways to minimize the stress of a situation beyond anyone’s control. Kevin Carlson, Federated’s agronomy sales manager, noted five strategies for getting ahead of a tight season once fields dry out. 1.      Finalize plans with your Federated Agronomist. Communicate! .. . Read more.

Thoughts on Working Around the Weather Will this be one of those years when managing around weather to get as many acres planted is challenging? Kevin Carlson, Federated's agronomy sales manager, posed the question, and offered these thoughts in reply: I don’t know right now if it’s one of those years, but you need to think about what really has to be done to put the crop in the ground, and what could wait if it would speed up planting ... Read more.

The 411 on Seed Treatment from Federated Seed treatment is a “great insurance policy” for growers, according to Cody Lezer, Federated’s seed warehouse manager at Ogilvie. Seed is expensive, but treatment is “a relatively cheap way to protect the seed from issues that can arise throughout the growing season.” “Seed treatments help plants from Day 1,” said Lezer, “and can improve stand counts  . .. Read more.

Nutrients Improve Hay Stand, Quality and Quantity   “Alfalfa and grass alfalfa mixed hay are a substantial investment to plant, and you want to extend the stand life, [it’s] longevity,” said Craig Loen, Federated agronomist at the Osceola location. “You want to get the highest quality and quantity.” Nutrients are a major consideration because hay the “alfalfa and grass alfalfa mixes take a lot of nutrients from the soil,” said Loen, and those nutrients need to be replaced ... Read more.

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