Agronomy Articles
Spring
By Leo Hoiten, Agronomist, Lyons
It’s time to start thinking about Spring. The month of March has been going fast with the nice weather we are having in our area. The weekend forecast is looking to bring some much-needed moisture that we’ve been waiting for all winter. One thing to keep in mind, with it being so dry and before we start spreading fertilizer, is to ask about our nitrogen stabilizers. N-Fixx XLR is our main choice. This will help coat and protect your Urea applications and prolong your Nitrogen efficacy once applied. Another product to ask about is Fertilink DG . Fertilink DG can help retain nitrates and improve soil quality. All these benefits will help increase stalk girth and larger root mass increasing nutrient uptake resulting in more yield for your bottom dollar. Reach out to your local CFC agronomist and good luck with planting for spring 2025!
3/14/2025
Closer to Spring
By Damien Fuerst, Agronomist, Scotland
We are getting closer to spring and that means everyone is busy getting equipment ready, calving, and finalizing this year’s crop plans. Be sure to get in to talk with your local agronomist to finalize your crop needs. Be sure to ask about what financing programs we have available to help growers out.
As we all know, Tar Spot is becoming a big deal in our area, so be sure to ask about fungicide treatments. With fungicide treatment we can also use a product from Helena called Coron. Coron is a foliar nitrogen fertilizer that provides safe and efficient release of nitrogen. Combining fungicide and Coron together is a great way to prevent disease and give the plant the extra nutrients it needs to finish out the year all in one application.
Be sure to keep in touch with your agronomist about when we can start spreading fertilizer and/or start delivering seed. Be sure to ask about our new talc graphite product called Quickshot.
3/7/2025
Seed Treatment
By Clay Hespe, Agronomist, Tyndall
This winter’s weather has been up and down to say the least and hopefully more seasonal temperatures will return to normal. It’s time to start getting seed and crop production products positioned. If you haven’t finalized any input plans, now would be a good time to do so, with weather like this week we will be back in the fields before we know it, and everyone will be much busier. Helena has a couple of new products; planter box treatments that show a good return on investment to boost yield.
Quickshot - Contains an 80:20 talc/graphite with a micronutrient pack that helps with increased nutrient uptake, emergence and stand establishment.
Fastand - Fluency agent that helps with root development.
Talk to your agronomist as to which one may be the best fit for you and we can deliver with the seed this spring.
2/28/2025
Agronomy Staff
 Jeff Schmiesing
Agronomy Dept. Manager
Cell: 605-940-7665
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 Allen Johansen
Agronomy Dept.
Purchasing Manager
Cell: 605-661-4882
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