It's All About Seed. Now.

News from Your Federated Agronomists | Oct. 8, 2019

Making Sense of Seed and Trait Selection

It’s not as easy as it used to be, when the only choice was between Roundup Ready® or conventional seed. Nowadays, seed is far more complex; soybeans are especially so.

Corn seed basically comes down to these options:

1. Conventional corn varieties , which do not provide insect protection and require well-defined herbicide selection ... Read more.

Seed Pre-Pay

Locks in Seed Choice

Federated offers very attractive prepay discounts on seed, and the sooner seed is locked in for 2020, the more money is saved.

Tight supply on new seed genetics for 2020 makes pre-buy an even better option.

When deciding to buy seed, the primary consideration is the discount on seed vs. interest paid on borrowed money. It’s often possible to save over 5% on seed with early purchase, and the amount of interest is negligible in comparison.

Interest rates are lower this year than at this time last year, and the Federal Funds rate has dropped by 0.5%, which means interest rates on short-term variable rate loans will also be lower ... Read more.

Working Together. Everyday.

In a season that has had more downs than ups, it's good to remember that Federated Co-ops is with you through it all, providing services that help you be more profitable. The newly designed Federated trailers proclaim what's true: Your Land. Your Community. Your Co-op. Together we succeed. Together we make 21st century agriculture sustainable.

And remember, even in a late harvest: Always be safe.

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