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MerschMedia: News Affecting You

At Merschman Seeds, we’re on the leading edge of continuing education and want to pass that information on to our friends in the field. We keep you up-to-date with industry news affecting agriculture and your profitability as a Farmer.

Browse through our collection of news below, or contact us here for more information.

Tracking Wheat Growth & Our 13 Step Soybean Selection Process

February 26, 2024
On this episode: Ben shares trait chart information from Texas A&M. Check out the trait table below. We share an experiment with our wheat to track how fast wheat grows in a day to day scenario. Hear about our soybean selection process and the steps we take to bring you the highest yielding soybean products on the market.  

Southwest Illinois Area Updates

March 3, 2023
On this episode of Cup of Joe, our Sales Manager Greg Davidson gives a local perspective on his sales territory in the Southwest Illinois area. Greg also brings us up to speed on what Farmers are doing to manage their wheat. The wheat in Greg’s territory is currently frozen on top due to cold temperatures. He has been currently counting tillers and found they are looking between 70 to 90 heads. Tillering means how many heads you can get out of wheat per…

Kentucky Area Updates

March 3, 2023
On this episode of Cup of Joe, Area Sales Manager Aaron Harpole updates us on his sales territory in the Kentucky area. Aaron covers Southern Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, and territory far south. 

PowerCore Enlist Corn

February 16, 2023
On this episode of Cup of Joe, our team at Merschman Seeds breaks down the components of our Merschman Corn featuring the PowerCore® Enlist® portfolio of products. PowerCore® Enlist® corn is going to be bringing in new genetics that Merschman Seeds will be offering as one platform. PowerCore Enlist corn provides herbicide tolerance to three different products, so you can spray corn up to 30 inches without having to put drops with Enlist Duo® or Enlist One® herbicide. The three different herbicide…

The Impact of Planting Early

February 16, 2023
On this episode of Cup of Joe, our team at Merschman Seeds discusses the earlier crop insurance dates and the impact of planting early. According to Farm Week, the official planting dates for Illinois have been moved forward ten days. This means farmers will have the opportunity to plant ten days earlier and still qualify for free replant on their crop insurance. Iowa and several other states may be moving forward with earlier planting as well. The main reason behind planting your soybeans…

USDA Crop Insurance Map Virtual

January 31, 2023
Click here to see the RMA GIS Map Site from the USDA regarding Crop Insurance Dates.

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