July 2021 Key Discussion Points - R7 Imagery to Reduce Risk Tissue Sampling for Micronutrient Applications Corn Disease and Spider Mite Control Grid Sampling Sale Fungicides for Plant Health and Disease Control on Grain Sorghum
Spring is here and so is the time to plant soybeans. Starting with a clean field, protecting your seed with seed treatments, and understanding your seed trait packages are key to a great soybean crop.
As corn planting season approaches, read below about the top three seed treatments recommended by Great Bend Co-op and about protecting your nutrient investment.
Applying a residual product with these burndown applications is highly recommended. Residual products can help prevent new flushes of weeds from germinating and emerging. Many weeds are much easier to prevent than to control after emergence. Preventing further flushes of weeds helps protect your fertilizer investment as well as avoid moisture loss to those pesky invaders.
Learn about weed and insect management, nutrient applications, and why to read your alfalfa stand in these tips from our Great Bend Co-op agronomy team.
As Spring is right around the corner, here are a few things to think about: Spring Alfalfa Management Wheat Topdress using Tissue Tests Spring Burndown = Clean Fields to Start the Season Fertilizing for Spring Planting Seed Treatements for Spring Planting
Great Bend Co-op is excited to announce that we are switching our accounting system to Merchant Ag beginning March 1st, 2021. This change will bring improved communications among our internal processes and departments. Our employees have been working through training in-person and remotely and are looking forward to utilizing the new program.
Great Bend Co-op is now proud to offer its growers access to TruCarbon™, a brand new initiative to help growers generate and sell carbon credits to major corporations such as Microsoft®.
The Great Bend Co-op has had a long tradition of being very community minded and financially conscious. We know this addition will help serve our current and most importantly our future customers for years to come.
To have a successful season, seed selection is key. The most vital step in growing high quality, high yielding crops is selecting the seed and trait package that fits your specific acre. Soil type, crop rotation, water availability, and management style should all be considered when choosing your varieties. Fall planning with our seed department offers you the best possible seed discounts with the flexibility to make changes up to mid-January.
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