DEKALB’s “Big Reveal”
We usually talk about serious topics in this space. Today, we’re having a little fun. Every day for the last 5 days, DEKALB has been posting a puzzle piece on Facebook, and today it pulled all of the puzzle pieces together to reveal the secret. DEKALB has teamed up with Paul Jr. Designs of American [...]
Corn Yield Contest: It’s About Farmers
In late December, the National Corn Growers Association announced the winners in the U.S. national corn yield contest. It’s a closely watched competition, by both farmers and seed companies. Farmers look to see where average yields may be headed, and seed companies look for an opportunity to one-up the competition. DeKalb and Hubner Seed customers [...]
Where’s the sales pitch? It’s in the yield, it’s in the field!
By Katie If you would have asked me 10 years ago what I wanted to be when I grow up, sales probably would have been one of the last things to come to mind. In fact, when I tell people now that I am involved in sales I feel like I need to explain exactly [...]
Representing Monsanto, Representing the Farmer
By Katie I was driving back to my hotel one night a few weeks ago after a meeting I had with some growers in the northern part of my territory. I got back to my hotel about 10:15 p.m. and opened up my computer to catch up on some emails and get ready for my [...]
Bruce Drager: Serving Farmers as a Technical Resource
On Dec. 2, I talked with farmer/dealer Dave Morris about his farming operations in southeastern Minnesota. Since then, I’ve been talking with Monsanto people who support what Dave does on his farm. Some help from more than a thousand miles away; others, like Bruce Drager, are somewhat closer. Bruce is Monsanto’s Technology Development Representative (TDR) [...]
Keeping Farming in the Family
I called Dave Morris to learn about his farm and dealer operations. He returned my phone call from his tractor. This season, the weather won’t wait. If you get a few good days, you grab them and hit the fields – a story that’s still being repeated all over the Midwest and central plains in [...]
