Happy Retirement, Tom Sieren!
After 31 years, Tom Sieren is hanging up his hat as our anhydrous ammonia facilities manager.More
Agronomy
Welcome to the Team Curt Miller
Although new to our agronomy sales team, Curt Miller is no stranger to the agriculture industry or precision ag. In his new role, Curt will be working out of our K&B location in Fairfax, spending his time bringing value, profitability and knowledge to our ProVantage customers.More
The Root Pursuit of Nitrogen
By: Chase Gingerich, ProVantage Specialist and Agronomy Sales
Managing nitrogen is the most important nutrient for optimizing corn yields. Mismanaged nitrogen is the most expensive nutrient program for a grower to get wrong. Too little nitrogen and you have shorted your corn yield. Too much nitrogen and you have wasted your money and a nutrient that has potential to cause environmental issues. How can we be sure that we are the most efficient with our applied nitrogen? Timing and placement.More
Congratulations on Retirement, Randy Bral!
If you live in our neck of the woods (SE Iowa) and are in the row crop world, there’s a chance you’ve heard of, or worked with Randy Bral. This Marengo native has built quite the loyal customer base throughout the years, thanks to his unwavering dedication and outstanding service to his growers. After spending the last four years with K&B Ag Supply, Randy is riding off into retirement on January 1, 2022.More
Helping Combat the Fall Workload with Custom Anhydrous Application
As harvest continues and bins are filled, planning for next year is already upon us. One decision to make sooner rather than later is whether to apply anhydrous ammonia (NH3) this fall or wait until spring. More
Genetic Diversity for Every Operation
By: Lucas Gillmore, Seed Manager
I’m often asked why we offer row crop seed from four different companies: Dekalb/Asgrow (Bayer), Agrigold (AgReliant), Brevant (Corteva), and Stine. Why would we want to offer seed from so many companies? Ultimately it boils down to genetic diversity and parent lines. More
Employee Spotlight: Jenny Miller
This edition’s employee spotlight features our Precision Ag Specialist, Jenny Miller! Jenny first joined the Stutsman team in 2007 as a receptionist, then took over the retail agronomy billing in 2011 after taking some accounting classes. When the opportunity arose for her current position in 2019, Jenny jumped in and has loved getting to see an agronomy order come full circle. From the initial customer phone call, to the dispatching of an applicator, and finally the creation of an invoice, she’s been there.More
Bye-Bye Brush
Whether it’s volunteer trees taking over a fence row or woody growth spreading on CRP ground, dealing with that pesky brush can be frustrating. More
May STRIVER: Matt Luerkens
Through the peer-nominated STRIVEr program, we celebrate the employees who exemplify our core values and serve customers, co-workers, and community members for success. Our May STRIVEr exceeded expectations by coming in on his day off to get a load of fertilizer out to a customer. Read how Matt took the lead in his nomination!
