NEWS & BLOG
Financing Flexibility
By: Jim House, Credit Manager
Among weather, tariffs, and commodity prices, the 2019 crop year reminded us how many uncontrollable factors impact our industry; especially growers’ bottom line. As we start looking ahead to 2020, we are extra mindful of finding ways to improve that bottom line with factors that are in our control; one of which is interest expense. Whether you are purchasing equipment or inputs from us, we have a handful of programs available to help. More
Play Defense with Fungicide
By: Bill Parchert, Vice President of Fertilizer & Services
A very challenging 2019 growing season is almost behind us. Extreme weather conditions led us to late planting of our intended crop, planting of an alternative crop, and in some cases, choosing the prevent plant route altogether. As if the weather wasn’t bad enough, commodity prices were wildly affected by trade disputes and baffling USDA reports contributed to more instability. Not only was it a stressful year for everyone in production agriculture, but these unstable and extreme conditions put our crops under stress as well. More
Employee Spotlight: Kim Yoder
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. Kim Yoder, logistics manager for feed ingredients, keeps a lot of pieces moving! More
Insights to Plot Data
By: Lucas Gillmore, Seed Manager
What a season this has been! And for better or worse, we dealt with the fallout. After excessive moisture early on, we were plagued with long dry spells. It has certainly been a year to remember, or at least one to take a lot of notes on. More
Built for Versatility: Valmar 56 Series Applicators
As the popularity of cover crops have increased over the years, so has the demand for granular applicators. For the past two years we’ve carried the Valmar equipment line of all sizes. Of which, the 56 series applicators have been a hit with many customers for seeding cover crops, small grains, soybeans, and low rates of granular herbicide and dry fertilizer. From the get-go, we’ve been pleased with the product versatility, application accuracy, and overall durability. Once we got these into customers’ hands, they echoed these sentiments as well. More
Employee Spotlight: Perry Nicholson
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. Perry Nicholson, waste handling service mechanic, has been a great resource in our shop since 2013. More
