October 16, 2020 - Steve Miller, Seed Specialist As harvest season is well underway, farmers are working very long hours gathering their crops. It seems that every year we hear of some farm tragedy or someone losing their life in a farm accident during this time. It is imperative…
September 22, 2020 - Dale Longwell, Certified Crop Advisor & Seed Specialist “What are those yellow spots in my soybean fields?” That’s been the question I have been getting from farmers and salesmen alike this late summer. I started noticing these in the countryside about the first of August.…
August 10, 2020 - Mark Borden, Seed Specialist When performing “in field yield estimates” for producers, one key factor is ears per acre. Let’s visit a scenario… a farmer has set his planter to “drop” 32,000 seeds per acre. Traveling to multiple locations in their field. Measuring off 17’5”…
July 24, 2020 - Blair Kramer, Production Lead Well, its that time of year again… returned seed and carry over seed corn are going into cold storage. Why do we put corn into cold storage? Protecting our investment… seed corn is just that. It’s an investment in the future…
June 24, 2020 - Mark Borden, Seed Specialist When farmers ask the question, “Why are my plants emerging at different stages?” there will usually be four or more factors to consider. These factors include, but are not limited to: soil type, soil temp, soil moisture, and seeding depth. In…
May 22, 2020 - Kristin Lawson, Communications Coordinator With the current COVID-19 pandemic going on, many people are worried and anxious about the future. Because of this new ‘normal’, things are different. When shopping at the grocery store, you will notice many people wearing masks. In some states, restaurants…
April 28, 2020 - David Woodruff, Seed Specialist Patience is a virtue but is not always easy, especially when it comes to planting season. With last year’s record-breaking late planting season still fresh in our minds, it can be tempting to try to catch that first planting window by…
March 16, 2020 - Dale Longwell, Certified Crop Advisor & Seed Specialist As we adjust to day light savings time and the days are warmer, its time to focus on our burndown programs. We always want to wait for at least three nighttime temps in the 50’s, before we…
February 4, 2020 - Kristin Lawson, Communications Coordinator The 1st Choice Seeds team recently gathered for our first meeting of the new year. It’s always a good time when our team comes together! We are able to share ideas and learn from each other to better serve you. During…
January 24, 2020 - Kristin Lawson, Communications Coordinator 1st Choice Seeds will be at the National Farm Machinery Show once again, in just a few weeks! The show takes place at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville, Kentucky. You can visit the show from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.…
December 23, 2019 - Kristin Lawson, Communications Coordinator Exciting things have been happening around the 1st Choice Seeds office lately… we’re growing and expanding! At the end of November, four bins were installed at our facility. Trucks arrived from Western Illinois, each hauling one bin on their trailer. The…
November 11, 2019 - Kristin Lawson, Communications Coordinator 1st Choice Seeds serves farmers in Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee and other eastern states. The slogan our company lives by, and our seed, is “1st in Seed Quality”. In our last blog, “We’re 1st In Seed Quality. We Can Prove It.”,…
October 4, 2019 - Kristin Lawson, Communications Coordinator If you know anything about 1st Choice Seeds, you’ve seen our slogan: “1st in Seed Quality”. This isn’t just something we added to our catalog or logo for looks, we actually mean it. Can we prove it? Well, that’s something I…
May 21, 2019 - Jonathan Buhler is a senior at Rushville Consolidated High School. The school currently offers a Community Service Class that allows students to spend some time away from the school, during one class period, to assist a local business or organization. As part of this program,…
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…
