Blog Feed | Pederson Seed

BLOG & NEWSLETTER

Rachel

Nov 13, 20193 min read

5 Considerations for Fall Anhydrous

While we’ve seen a drop in soil temps at 2 inches and 4 inches during the last week, as this cold front moves out and we return to highs...

213 views0 comments

Top 5 Reasons You Should be Soil Sampling

Rachel

Oct 30, 20193 min read

Top 5 Reasons You Should be Soil Sampling

We may be a little biased, but we think soil sampling is one of the most important purchases you can make for your farm. With influence...

895 views1 comment

Our Stalk Rot Situation: Update and Best Management Practices

Rachel

Oct 16, 20194 min read

Our Stalk Rot Situation: Update and Best Management Practices

We’ve had all sorts of challenges this growing season, what’s one more? Conditions were right this year for more extensive development of...

67 views0 comments

Rachel

Oct 2, 20195 min read

The Race to Soybean Maturity

Raise your hand if you planted some soybeans later than you would have liked this year. That it seemingly the reality for northeast...

2,998 views0 comments

SDS in Full Swing--Take Action to Prepare for 2020 and 2021

Rachel

Sep 18, 20194 min read

SDS in Full Swing--Take Action to Prepare for 2020 and 2021

I know we aren’t supposed to complain about rain—and I’m not! But I will just say, the unusually wet growing season we have had has led...

44 views0 comments

Will a Cloudy August Impact Corn Yields?

Rachel

Sep 4, 20195 min read

Will a Cloudy August Impact Corn Yields?

Introduction Over the last month or so, we’ve experienced a startling amount of cloudy and wet weather. And while this can have...

375 views0 comments

The Pioneers of Corn Breeding: The Corn Revolution of 1926

Rachel

Aug 21, 20196 min read

The Pioneers of Corn Breeding: The Corn Revolution of 1926

Each week I check in with Andy to see what the hot topic is around the office and try to focus my blog post on something that would help...

1,149 views0 comments

Rachel

Aug 5, 20195 min read

Southern Rust Outlook 2019

The top two diseases causing economic impact in corn each year are Gray Leaf Spot and Southern Rust. While we generally get GLS each...

47 views0 comments

Soybean Fungicide Applications, 2018 Results and 4 year summary

Rachel

Jul 24, 20194 min read

Soybean Fungicide Applications, 2018 Results and 4 year summary

Sometimes its just hard to believe how fast the time goes. Believe it or not, its time to talk soybean fungicides again. Before you hit...

131 views0 comments

Thistle caterpillars, Painted Ladies, and Japanese Beetles, oh my!

Rachel

Jul 3, 20195 min read

Thistle caterpillars, Painted Ladies, and Japanese Beetles, oh my!

You may have noticed in the last few weeks a fair amount of defoliation from Thistle caterpillars or Painted Lady caterpillars. What are...

191 views0 comments

In-Season Nitrogen: Sidedress and Rescue Operations

Rachel

Jun 13, 20194 min read

In-Season Nitrogen: Sidedress and Rescue Operations

Weather has posed a lot of different challenges for us this spring. From delayed planting and spraying, this year has been anything but...

38 views0 comments

Rachel

May 25, 20197 min read

Late Planting Considerations for Corn

Its not a topic we were hoping to have to be discussing. But here we are, end of May, and its time for that talk. Late planting...

201 views0 comments

Current Challenges for May 2019: Large Weeds, and PPO Damage

Rachel

May 15, 20195 min read

Current Challenges for May 2019: Large Weeds, and PPO Damage

This blog is going to be a little bit of a mashup of topics covering some of the more critical issues we’ve been seeing in the field....

115 views0 comments

Rachel

Apr 30, 20197 min read

In Pursuit of High Yield Corn

High Yielding Corn If I had to guess, pursuing higher yielding corn is a goal for most of you. Who doesn’t want to see those numbers on...

99 views0 comments

Know your Early Season Seedling Diseases

Rachel

Apr 24, 20191 min read

Know your Early Season Seedling Diseases

While spring so far this year has been fairly dry and warm, conditions can still arise that would lead to development of some early...

34 views0 comments

In-Field Planter Adjustments--It's not too late!

Rachel

Apr 17, 20194 min read

In-Field Planter Adjustments--It's not too late!

While the majority of planter adjustments should have taken place when the planter was parked in the shop or in the yard, there are still...

648 views0 comments

Planting Depth is More Important than you Think...

Rachel

Apr 10, 20194 min read

Planting Depth is More Important than you Think...

Introduction It’s probably a topic that you don’t think about a lot. What is the best corn planting depth? We set our planters and go....

3,195 views0 comments

2019 Conditions are Favorable. Are you ready for the Possibility of Sudden Death Syndrome?

Rachel

Apr 3, 20196 min read

2019 Conditions are Favorable. Are you ready for the Possibility of Sudden Death Syndrome?

Introduction Sudden Death Syndrome is the second most costly soybean disease, second only to Soybean Cyst Nematode. It was first...

74 views0 comments

Timing Spring Anhydrous Applications with Planting Time for a Successful Growing Season

Rachel

Mar 27, 20195 min read

Timing Spring Anhydrous Applications with Planting Time for a Successful Growing Season

We’ve been getting a lot of questions about the best practice options for what is shaping up to be a tight spring. We are unfortunately...

1,211 views0 comments

Stepping Up Your Management Game: Soybean Cyst Nematode

Rachel

Mar 20, 20196 min read

Stepping Up Your Management Game: Soybean Cyst Nematode

It’s the costliest soybean disease in the United States, and has been in Brown County for around 20 years now. These facts alone give us...

28 views0 comments