Challenges and Opportunities
This season has been unlike any other that I, or most people, can ever remember; with almost all of the dry fertilizer needing to be applied in the late spring right up to and into planting season. Couple this with fertilizer shortages as the entire corn belt was faced with the same problems as supplies ran out while products were allocated to just a few loads at a time released from the manufacturer. Planting progressed rather smoothly for most which meant we were always chasing hard to keep up with pre-emerge application, even running five liquid machines!
Mother Nature has us all in her grip and once again she forced us into a corner with crops being in desperate need of weed control and thousands of acres to be sprayed at the same time. Now that the weather is cooperating, we are pushing hard to meet your agronomic needs.
We have had a very demanding year so far and it hasn’t been without some problems, nothing that is so highly dependent on the weather, complicated machinery, and people ever is. But you can be confident that your cooperative is constantly looking to make improvements for our customers in both our service and equipment (we’re making slower progress on the weather-related issues). Every problem is considered an opportunity for improvement and is being looked at to see what changes can be made.
Through this all, you should be very proud and appreciative of the extreme hourly sacrifices and efforts of our Agronomy Operations Team. I take my hat off to all of them; their efforts are often over-looked. Thank- You for placing your trust in us to service your agronomy needs and please know that we are committed to continually getting better. We don’t expect your business; we expect to earn it every day, every year.
Phil Zeller
Agronomy Manager
If it is difficult, we’ll do it right away.
If it is impossible, it will take a little longer.
Miracles by appointment only.
Thank you.