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Ken talks about what to consider in several areas due to drought conditions; tillage, anhydrous applications, topdressing wheat, population and hybrid selection and more in this week’s #BIFR podomatic.com/podcasts/cropt…

As we get closer to #Plant26 which photo best represents how you (or your favorite farmer) is feeling about the start of this year; 1, 2 or 3?

This week we started the 2nd round of agronomy meetings in Forrest IL at Trainor Fertilizer, then a quick flight to Vermont to speak at their No-Till & Cover Crop Conference and will end the week in Donovan, IL. Hope to get a chance to catch up with you while we're out and about.

Another successful #NFMS26 in the books. The crew got to spend time catching up with the @BMcrop crew, conducted research trials on mint chocolate chip ice cream, and got to look at new products and tools that could be a possibility for the 2026 research plots.

In this week’s #BIFR Ken Ferrie covers some questions concerning closing wheel system and planter evaluation. Save the attached images for quick reference during #Plant26 croptechinc.com/bifr-2-5-26/

Good to see everyone who came out today to CTC to wrap up round one of the Agronomy Winter Meetings!

Started the week at Helena Grand Ridge, then made our way over to Ursa for the @ursa_farmers meeting, and then over to Tazewell county for the Sun Ag meeting today. Excited to finish out the first round of meetings at CTC tomorrow!

In this week’s Boots In The Field Report Ken Ferrie walks through some of the questions that come in during the Virtual College about tillage tools and how to evaluate which is the right one for your situation. podomatic.com/podcasts/cropt…

The Winter Agronomy Meeting circuit has kicked off for our 2026 grower meetings. Started yesterday with Trainor Fertilizer and today at @DonovanFarmers and more to come next week. Reviewing plots from 2025 to help plan for 2026.

@Agronomy_Guy Appreciate it! And your question about if it was Ken that hit the shop wall behind the plant stand gave the whole crew a good laugh😆.

Had a great turnout yesterday for our Virtual Winter College had viewers from MN, IA, IL, WI, IN, MD, DE, OR, KS, OH and several locations in Canada. It brought a variety of questions and got us even more excited for Plant 26! Thanks to everyone who joined us!

@nastrom83 Dang it we did, and you guys were bringing us good questions all day long too!

@CropTechInc You guys forgot South Dakota!

If you didn’t make it live but still want to purchase a ticket to catch the recordings of the sessions, just send us a message for the ticket link.

When doing your year-end review look for answers to: What worked? What didn’t? And Why? Ken Ferrie covers this and his response to the question “should I cut planter insecticide to help make this year’s budget work?” on this week’s #BIFR. podomatic.com/podcasts/cropt…

It is not too late to join us tomorrow for Virtual Winter College. We just got word that it is approved for 5.5 CEUs for CCAs and if you can’t watch it live, you can watch the recording for up to 2 weeks after the event. croptechinc.com/virtualwinterc…

Just a reminder as you evaluate yield data and select hybrids for next year: Questions to ask at the neighborhood hybrid plot

If you can’t join us live on the 8th for the Virtual Winter College, you can watch the recording for two weeks afterwards. Tickets and agenda at: croptechinc.com/virtualwinterc…

Just a reminder as you evaluate yield data and select hybrids for next year: Where do we find the flex information?

Just a reminder as you evaluate yield data and select hybrids for next year: D (depth) hybrids: why the finish matters.