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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.

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Seed and Crop Protection

March 5, 2021
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2021 Rain Predictions Onion Calendar Test

January 5, 2021
Merschman Seeds Area Sales Manager Joe Birky, (Strang, NE) uses this method to help predict rain for the upcoming year. His method is fairly accurate. Legend has it the Chinese have been doing this for 3,000 years. It has also been passed down through generations from all over the world. Many people still use this method to predict rainfall, throughout the year. Here is the technique used by Joe — buy 6 white onions, cut in half, create a well (hole in the…

All About Saltro

January 5, 2021
Check out this link to learn more about how Saltro is leading the fight against SDS.

Dicamba Settlement Claims

December 30, 2020
Soybean farmers whose fields had yield losses resulting from off-target dicamba movement in the past six years can now file claims as part of a $400 million settlement with Monsanto (now a subsidiary of Bayer).

‘Buy it or else’: Inside Monsanto and BASF’s moves to force dicamba on farmers

December 4, 2020
‘Buy it or else’: Inside Monsanto and BASF’s moves to force dicamba on farmers

MS Technologies™

March 12, 2020
MS Technologies™ Works with Seed Companies to Offer New Herbicide-Tolerant Trait   West Point, Iowa — MS Technologies™ is working with seed companies to offer a new herbicide-tolerant trait to soybean growers across the United States. In January 2017, MS Technologies and Bayer announced that they had received import approval from China for trait event FG72 (currently sold as GT Brand). FG72 is a double herbicide-tolerant trait stack that confers tolerance to both glyphosate and HPPD herbicides. Currently, there are no HPPD herbicides labeled for use with FG72.  Obtaining…

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