New Employee Spotlight: Kendall Mayall A little about Kendall: Growing up, I was heavily involved with my family’s grain farm in Southwestern Indiana. We raise corn, soybeans, and wheat. My grandpa introduced me to scouting crops as a teenager, and…
As the 2025 corn and soybean planting season approaches, uncertainty looms over growers across the Corn Belt. Unpredictable spring temperatures, evolving agronomic threats, ever-tightening profit margins and shifting acreage expectations make the timing of planting decisions more critical than ever.…
By Dr. Kess Berg, Chief Innovation Officer, Advanced Agrilytics As the 2025 planting season approaches, producers across the Corn Belt prepare to face the annual battle with the one major factor in crop production they can’t control – Mother Nature.…
New Employee Spotlight: Kaden Hanscel A little about Kaden: I have worked in ag retail for the last 11 years in Central Illinois. I’m currently located in East Central Illinois. Outside of work, I enjoy spending time with family and…
Near the town of Columbus, Indiana – noted for its collection of modern architecture – you’ll find Albert O’Connor’s farm. Albert, along with wife Kim and son Jake, farm approximately 2,500 acres of corn, soybeans and seed corn, and run…
New Employee Spotlight: Mallory Comely A little about Mallory: I grew up on my family’s row crop and beef cattle farm in Western Kentucky and have always had a passion for production agriculture. This passion was intensified as I became…
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently announced that applications are now open for $10 billion in economic assistance to farmers impacted by low commodity prices, according to a recent article by Agriculture.com. While this relief may provide temporary support,…
New Employee Spotlight: Kaden Brackman, A little about Kaden: I recently graduated from Wilmington College with a bachelor’s degree in agronomy. During my time in school, I completed several agronomy-related internships with Buckeye Ag Testing and Precision Planting’s PTI Farm.…
New Employee Spotlight: Madison Westerfield A little about Madison: I live on my family farm and grew up around row crops and raising cattle. I was involved in FFA during high school and 4-H during college. My degree is in…
New Employee Spotlight: Hannah Beck A little about Hannah: I grew up on a farm in East Central Illinois, where we raised seed corn, soybeans, cattle, and show hogs. I recently graduated from Purdue University with a degree in Agronomy.…
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