Craig Gustafson was promoted to Vice President of Agronomy Operations effective 1/1/2021. This promotion is in recognition for the tremendous job Craig has done leading and developing his team. Craig

From the Director of Agronomy Operations

Was 2020 a challenging year? Depends. Spring planting was right on time, cooler conditions, but right on time. For the most part we received timely rainfall a

Kevin Carlson, Federated's agronomy sales manager put a wrap on 2020 with a short video (below) that quickly covers the bases of a challenging -- but successful -- year of farming. The biggest takeawa

Year-End Thoughts from Federated’s CEO

Last year, for 2019, the one word that came to mind was “Wow.” That was the result of the crazy weather we all endured during the year. For 2020, even though WO

Jim Barthel, Federated’s crop nutrient (CN) purchasing manager, will retire at the end of this year after 40+ years serving the Federated farming community where he grew up. “Farming was in my blood,”

For just over 30 years now, Robert Hausladen from our Annandale location has provided our customers with fantastic professional propane delivery and service.  Throughout these years, many things have

Yields were good to great this year, and while the grain bins are full of rich grain, the soil is depleted of valuable nutrients.

It’s time to replenish the nutrients lost from crop removal.

Kevin C

Final analysis is complete on the corn and soybeans in Federated’s Discovery Plots, and various seed products performed consistently well across multiple locations; there were repeat winners year over

Pre-Plan? Yes, really.

In a year where plans have fallen apart more than they’ve come together, it might seem too soon to pre-plan for the 2021 growing season. But, buying early and making plans ahe