October 2, 2018 - Abbey Whitaker, Coordinator of Communications Out on the eastern shore, 1st Choice farmer Sands Gayle experienced weather conditions that are less than preferable. Hurricane Florence struck the east coast over the course of the past couple weeks, devastating many in its path of totality. Reports…
September 27, 2018 - Abbey Whitaker, Coordinator of Communications Most farmers around the area have already started in with harvest for 2018. It can be an exciting and favorite time of the year, but might also keep others up with nightmares of what could go wrong. A key thing…
July 30, 2018 - Brian Marlatt, Office Manager Fall will be here before we know it and for the cover crop user that means it is time to begin creating a plan of attack for the season. I had the opportunity last week to work with a long-time friend…
June 26, 2018 - *Original Reporting and Publication from IPSA online publications* By Julianne Thompson, Marketing Communications Lead Mark & Joyce Denzler Seed has been the Denzler family business for more than 30 years, and IPSA board member Mark Denzler has been at the helm of the family-owned company out…
May 2, 2018 - Mark Denzler, President Smokey lives, and so does Mark Denzler, but this was not always a sure thing. Smokey tried to murder Mark back in 2003, which continued the love-hate relationship for another 7 long years. Smokey, mostly put out to pasture in 2010, has…
March 21, 2018 - Abbey Whitaker, Coordinator of Communications Farmers know the difference between LiberyLink® soybeans and Roundup Ready 2 Xtend® soybeans. I can now safely say that I do too. If you were to have asked me that 6 months ago, however, I would have given you a…
March 15, 2018 - *Original Reporting and Publication from Seed Today magazine* By Chris Lusvardi, editor Mark Denzler believes 1st Choice Seeds, Rushville, IN, has succeeded because the company has listened to its customers and responded with the products and services they want. “We leverage our knowledge and seed options to…
March 9, 2018 - Abbey Whitaker, Coordinator of Communications Every farmer and consumer in America has a varying opinion when it comes to food; most of the time, though, they are rather contrary to each other. On the one hand, we have those who fully support genetic engineering and…
February 7, 2018 - Mark Borden, Seed Specialist One of my favorite roles at 1st Choice Seeds® is coordinating shipments to customers. My goal is to delight the farms that are receiving their seed over the next few weeks. Our Seed Specialists begin the shipping process with direct communication…
January 5, 2018 - Dale Longwell, Certified Crop Advisor In an appointment a few weeks ago, Mark Denzler sat down with one of our key accounts to review the farm’s results from 2017. The 2017 spring was pretty brutal in many eastern Indiana counties. This particular farm had a rough…
December 6, 2017 - *Original Reporting and Publication from FarmWorld newspaper* By STARR MILLER Indiana Correspondent RUSHVILLE, Ind. — It is no secret that the agricultural world, and the seed company sector specifically, is experiencing a trend of massive consolidations. Some of the largest companies are swallowing some of…
November 13, 2017 - Dale Longwell, Seed Specialist Like many of you farmers out there, I’ve been struggling to get my soybean harvest complete. So far, yield loss has not occurred. If freezing ice does happen, however, it could inevitably become an issue for myself and other farms near…
November 1, 2017 - Mark Denzler, President This morning I told Joyce I would be visiting farms today and hoping to ride a few combines. On the way to the kitchen, she called me into the living room to see Randy Ollis’s early morning weather forecast on Channel 8.…
September 25, 2017 - Chris Bower, Lead Production Lately, I have found myself stuck more in the office than in the fields. That was not the case this past week, though. After I finished processing our seed wheat for the season, I was graciously asked to help one of…
September 6, 2017 - Mark Denzler, President On September 6, 2017, our company hosted a lunch meeting with many area farmers. It is always great to gather around a plate of food with farmers. This past Wednesday was no different. As we were getting ready for the 2017 harvest,…
July 25, 2014 - Last month I met Grandpa Bob for the first time. He is the grandfather of my soon to be son-in-law Matt. Bob is a very spry and active octogenarian with a keen wit and great smile. After the usual introductory pleasantries, we talked about where…
