By: Dillon Blythe, Agronomist
As planting starts to wrap up, much of our attention is focused on scouting fields. We have always firmly believed scouting is a crucial part of maintaining and maximizing crop health. Although we are vigilant on scouting, the human eye can’t detect stress until it is in a more advanced stage. To take more of a proactive approach on detecting problems early on, we have added a DJI Phantom drone to our scouting arsenal. More
Before long, crop dusters will invade Iowa’s countryside to deliver one last line of defense. Questions start flying almost as quickly as the planes zipping by. “What is in that plane?” “My neighbor applied, so should I?” “What should my decision be based on?” Or the most frequent of them all, “Does it pay?” Applying mid-season fungicide is something we encourage all growers to consider for the 2018 crop year. More
Although the agriculture industry and our products/services may change over the years, one consistent factor remains; our employees are one of the most important ingredients in our recipe for success. Through our Employee Spotlight Blog Series, learn about the people who make up the Stutsman team. Let’s get to know Pat Schneider! He has been on our team since 1984 and is the current Retail Fertilizer Plant Manager. Pat can be found mixing chemicals by day and raising cattle by night! Learn more about Pat below! More
By: Tom Miller, Grain Bin & Equipment Sales
Regardless of industry, safety continues to be a major force behind change. Unfortunately, it usually takes an accident of some sort to catalyze improvements. Often overshadowed by more fatal accidents like tractor rollovers, grain entrapments or entanglements in PTO’s, falls are still a hazard of the job that plagues producers of all ages. More
“Saved by the Scouts” is our weekly crop report, highlighting the observations of our crop scouts. This week, our crop scouts saw positive growth with beginning heat stress. Tune in to our blog or social media each week to see the latest crop conditions for our territory. We are excited to see this growing season progress and hope you find the information to be beneficial. More
By: Ron Stutsman
Eldon C. Stutsman, Inc. has come a long way since my father started the company in 1934. What began as a milk route has now blossomed into Eastern Iowa’s largest supplier of agricultural products, retail, and wholesale. It has been exciting to see the progression of the company and the industry as a whole, especially in chemical application technology. More
We are very excited to announce the adoption of ScoutPro into our crop scouting program. By adding this to our toolbox, we can now deliver a more advanced scouting report to accompany the knowledge our team has to offer. With ScoutPro in hand, we can take our customer service to the next level. More
“Saved by the Scouts” is our weekly crop report, highlighting the observations of our crop scouts. This week, our crop scouts saw some weed and insect pressure. Tune in to our blog or social media each week to see the latest crop conditions for our territory. We are excited to see this growing season progress and hope you find the information to be beneficial.
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Although the agriculture industry and our products/services may change over the years, one consistent factor remains; our employees are one of the most important ingredients in our recipe for success. Through our Employee Spotlight Blog Series, learn about the people who make up the Stutsman team. Kyhl Schmidt is up next in the spotlight! He has been with us since 1996 and is currently a Transportation Coordinator for Stutsman Transportation. You can find Kyhl dispatching outbound freight, licensing trucks and trailers, and more! Learn more about him in his Q&A session below!
By: Brooke Sieren
As we gear up for another election season this fall, we are looking forward to electing our new public officials. One office that is especially important in Iowa is the Secretary of Agriculture. This position is vital to leading our state, national, and even international agricultural policies. This year’s candidates include five Republicans; Ray Gaesser, Chad Ingels, Craig Lang, Mike Naig, Dan Zumbach, and one Democrat; Tim Gannon. With the Iowa Primary fast approaching on June 5th, we thought we’d highlight each of the candidates and encourage you to research their platforms. More
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