As farmers face tight economic times, every dollar counts. “We need to examine our inputs, we need to be efficient,” said Craig Loen, Federated agronomist at the Osceola location, “and we need to make

We continue to challenge each other here at Federated, as well as with our suppliers, to get smarter every day by listening and challenging the ways we do business. The key is to leverage this knowled

Brad Hipsag may be new to his role in agronomy sales at Federated’s Ogilvie location, but there’s nothing new about the kind of service he provides to Federated growers. Along with his fellow agronomi

“We are thankful for the way the year turned out,” said Kevin Carlson, Federated’s agronomy sales manager. “At the end of April, it didn’t look too optimistic.”

With record cold in April and record w

The saying goes that “a goal without a plan is just a wish.” Wishing for better yields, lower input costs, or higher corn prices doesn’t make it so. But planning helps.

Keith Steiner, Federated’s bus

What’s the advantage of pre-buying, one might ask? Once again, the adage applies: A goal without a plan is just a wish.

Pre-buying or pre-paying is all about the plan. “It’s a step that you get taken

Federated’s Director of Agronomy Operations Craig Gustafson reflected on the past agronomy season: “2018 started out looking like it was going to be a total disaster,” when snow piled high in mid-Apri

It's time to lock in seed choices for 2019, but before that happens, consider weed control.

“The seed and seed traits growers purchase now determine the herbicide options for 2019,” said Kevin Carlso

Discovery Plot harvest is done, and the results are in, but none of that would be possible without the plot cooperators who “donate their time and resources to make the Discovery Plots possible,” said