There is increasing interest among growers in our area regarding the practice of strip-till. In response to this increasing demand, NuWay K&H Cooperative has begun offering strip-till as a service starting in the Fall of 2023. Have you considered devoting a certain number of your acres to strip-till farming? Strip-Till Explained The aim of strip-till …
Corn Rootworm Management In this agronomic report, we aim to address the challenges posed by corn rootworm infestations throughout the current season. A pivotal aspect of managing the corn rootworm population involves targeting the larvae shortly after their emergence from eggs, while they are still no larger than 1/8″. During this critical period, a well-timed …
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WE’RE FINISHING 2023 STRONG by: Kevin Jones, President/CEO We just finished our six-month financial review of Fiscal 2023. Halfway through the year, NuWay-K&H Cooperative is exceeding all budget targets. We expect to finish 2023 strong. On the agronomy side, 80% of our yearly business is done in the fall, so once we’re through this six-month …
Trimont, Minnesota – Monday 16th January 2023 – NuWay-K&H Cooperative has announced a major extension to its agtech offering following the purchase of a Greeneye Technology precision spraying system. NuWay-K&H will use the Greeneye system to offer selective spraying-as-a-service initially to its farmer members in Southern Minnesota and Northern Iowa, enabling them to significantly reduce herbicide use, …
Greeneye Technology / NuWay K&H Cooperative Diversification, innovation and delivering exceptional value to NuWay K&H Cooperative patrons is at the core of every decision we make. We recognize how innovation and technology have transformed the agriculture industry throughout the past century, and how it will continue to do so for centuries to come. For this …
Background Saving money – and the environment Effective weed control is critical to the commercial success of any farming operation. In the US alone, weeds are estimated to cost farmers $33 billion in lost production each year. Today, farmers address this challenge by spraying herbicides across the entire field – even though weed infestation may …
As we continue to monitor soybean cyst nematode (SCN) resistance, we’re seeing more Peking (versus P188788) bean varieties as the best replacement options. We’re recommending the Peking race of resistant beans, like Brevant’s B182EE and B202EE, and also NK’s NK14-WGE3 and NK19-T8E3. In our data group, Peking beans are outyielding P188788 beans in their maturity …
You have probably watched a news story or read a magazine article about carbon and carbon farming. Maybe you’ve asked: “Why agriculture? According to the EPA, 24% of total global greenhouse gas emissions come from agriculture, forestry, and other land uses. Others put this number around 18%. Some groups who point fingers at agriculture will …
This fall has NOT been typical. We’ve had few breaks this harvest, which means we’ve had to enlist more resources to serve our customers. These resources include other trucking companies to haul transport loads of propane and additional tank wagons to haul refined fuels. We have a pretty good network of resources from past experience, …
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We’ve mentioned tar spot in the previous newsletter, but this was the first growing season in which we actually saw the foliar disease in our local geography. In fact, I’ve seen it with my own eyes. I took the photo that accompanies this article, of a corn leaf infected with tar spot. Tar spot is …
