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On March 10, the membership of Progressive Ag Cooperative approved its unification with MKC by a majority of 85%. Progressive Ag Cooperative and MKC will officially unite on May 16, 2022.

Randy Stubblefield, CEO, United Farm & Home Cooperative, comes on the podcast to talk about a recent merger and how that’s changed his business as well as the opportunities in working with the new generation.

Farm Journal Field Agronomist Ken Ferrie shares his recommendations for early-planted soybeans — with the goal of getting the plants to flower before the summer solstice on June 21.

For machine operators/applicators, the top two ways to increase annual salary were to have another year of experience and have a positive attitude. For sales agronomists, it’s meeting bonus goals and increasing duties

Driverless solutions such as OMNiPOWER provide a solution to: Labor constraints. Short harvest windows. Increased yields due to reallocation of resources.

It is clear the current administration sees the USDA and its influence over domestic agriculture as critical to fight climate change. What is not so clear is the definition of a “climate-smart” commodity.

Patrick Ligon, a crop advisor in Good Hope, Illinois, with Simplot Grower Solutions, shares his favorite part of his job is when a farmer reaches their yield goals, and how others have served as great mentors.

Barrett Rowsey, a sales agronomist at Mid-South Farmers Co-Op, joins the podcast to talk about the year ahead and how he says it is “crucial to stay in front of the people you want to sell to.”

Our industry is very diverse and constantly evolving. As such, everyone’s life experiences will be different within the workplace.