BRAD HENNING, SEED DIRECTOR Brad.Henning@NuWay-KandH.com The 2024 growing season was an interesting year—from early season record rainfalls to late summer/early fall drought. Both corn and soybean yields were affected by the extreme weather conditions. As the current crop year ends, let’s make a fresh start in 2025. One of the most important decisions for the […]
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NewsletterJOHN SANDMEYER, CROP PROTECTION & NUTRIENTS DIRECTOR John.Sandmeyer@NuWay-KandH.com With the current volatile fertilizer market, it is good to revisit your fertilizer plans, particularly your nitrogen (N) strategy. When making next year’s plans, it is important to set yield goals. This will determine the rate of N you need. Here’s something to think about. “How do
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NewsletterAL seckinger, VP of retail operations Al.Seckinger@NuWay-KandH.com Just like in the cooperative world, the big news in c-stores is mergers and acquisitions. You know, “Who is gobbling up whom?” This has been going on for decades. The difference is that it used to be 5-, 10- or 20-store chains getting gobbled up. Now mergers and
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NewsletterDAVID ANDERSON AND RYAN SCHMIDT, AGRONOMY OPERATIONS DIRECTORS David.Anderson@NuWay-KandH.com and Ryan.Schmidt@NuWay-KandH.com We want to recognize our seasonal employees in operations for their hard work and years of service. These seasonal employees and their years of service are listed in a chart accompanying this article. We get our seasonal employees in March. Some of them just
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Agronomy, NewsletterNUWAY-K&H AGRONOMY ACCOUNT MANAGERS Excessive moisture early in 2024 created challenges from the start. Crop variability and below average yields were two main aspects of the growing season Our customers told us that nitrogen (N) management was key in maintaining what yield potential was left. Corn fields that had N applied in spring of 2024
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Agronomy, NewsletterJAKE OLDENBURG, VP OPERATIONS Jake.Oldenburg@NuWay-KandH.com We are at the tail end of our fall season, and every fall is different in its own way. Spring brought frequent rains that interrupted planting and application. Finishing late, we thought we’d have a later fall. We were surprised when the crop was ready to be harvested a bit
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NewsletterJEFF CRISSINGER, VP OF AGRONOMY SALES / MARKETING Jeff.Crissinger@NuWay-KandH.com NuWay-K&H Cooperative continues its efforts to be a leader in the conservation space. Our agronomy team works hard to assist customers in learning and implementing new farming practices that will prepare them to take greater advantage of future financial opportunities related to the broadening sustainability marketplace.
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Newsletter, SustainabilityPresident-elect Donald Trump’s pick of U.S. Senator Marco Rubio for secretary of state could signal stricter enforcement of oil sanctions on Iran and Venezuela but concerns about retaliation by China could temper any efforts. Rubio, a longtime member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, has long pushed for a tougher U.S. policy on Iran and
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Energy UpdateThe Biden administration plans to acquire an additional 3 million barrels of sour crude oil for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR), as announced by the Department of Energy (DOE). Bids for the oil, which is to be delivered to Texas’s Bryan Mound site between April and May, are due by November 6, with a price
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Energy, Energy UpdateThe International Energy Agency (IEA) reported that the world oil market is expected to face a significant surplus in the new year, with public stocks exceeding 1.2 billion barrels and OPEC+ spare capacity at historic highs. The agency reassured markets that it stands ready to address any potential supply disruptions from Iran. Despite recent price
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