Congratulations to Ken O’Brien for 25 years at the co-op as of 4/22/21. Ken’s can-do attitude and willingness to do what every it takes is very inspirational. He is not afraid to work and is always wi

Enlist® herbicide (from Corteva™ Agriscience) was used extensively in Federated’s service areas in 2020 with great success, according to Bob Marquette, Federated agronomist at the Albertville location

Cool, wet weather this spring could trigger a soil borne fungus that causes brown stem rot (BSR); the fungus infects soybean plant roots early in the season and then thrives again on dry weather durin

Nutrient management doesn’t just apply to corn and soybeans. “It pays to fertilize hay fields,” said Mike Slater, agronomy sales rep at Federated’s Isanti location, “because what goes in is what comes

Spring is off to a rather early start and time is running out to make crop nutrient plans. It’s important to “make the time to get something in place” – if you don’t already have a plan, said Rod Gust

“As we move into 2021 and make management decisions, let’s take a moment to revisit white mold. 2020 showed very little white mold and it is easy to forget about it,” said John Swanson, Federated agro

In the fight against resistant weeds – especially waterhemp – Noventa™, from BASF, is an effective option for post-emerge weed control on Enlist® soybeans.

As full-grown waterhemp releases half a mil

They say a good joke is all in the timing. When it comes to applying pre- and post-emerge herbicides on soybeans, it’s no joke that timing is pretty much everything.

Timing begins at planting and mak

Your truck, your house, and your crops are insured. How about your seed?

Seed treatment is a simple form of “insurance” against “issues that can arise throughout the growing season,” said Cody Lezer,