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 [...]
Monsanto Agronomist Helps Farmers 140 Characters at a Time
As an agronomist, Monsanto’s Michael Marlow has to be on top of the field conditions in his territory, which includes most of Oklahoma and northern and eastern Texas. It’s in his best interest—and his customers’ best interests—to know when plant diseases are popping up, when bugs are starting to move into fields and when weather [...]
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 [...]
Video: Getting to Know Grain Sorghum in TX and OK
By Tyne Sorghum is a crop I saw very rarely where I grew up in Missouri. In fact, a few years ago my cousins decided to grow a few fields of it and I had to call and ask them what it was. Grain sorghum (or milo) is nothing new to the Texas and Oklahoma [...]
How Texas Farmers are Working with the H20 They Have
By Tyne Morgan Benjamin Franklin once said: “When the well is dry, we know the worth of water.” We all need water to survive, as do our crops. We hear all the time about the depletion of water tables, yet I don’t think farmers in areas where moisture is abundant truly understand its [...]
