Monthly Archives:: May 2018

Published May 22, 2018 By Kindra Plumb

Soil Whisperers

White Hall, Ill., farmer Maria Cox, left, and her crop advisor Kyle Lake were named 2018 4R Advocates by The Fertilizer Institute. Photo by Erin Williams, CHS.

Adapted from C magazine article by Peg Zenk

READ MORE: Find the entire C magazine article here.

Not all risk is bad. While farmers work hard to reduce financial risk, innovators take calculated risks when it comes to new when it comes to new agronomic approaches.

Illinois farmer Maria Cox is one of those innovators. She and her crop advisor, Kyle Lake, with CHS in Carrollton, Ill., were named 2018 4R Advocates by The Fertilizer Institute. Each year, the award recognizes five farmer-retail agronomist teams who are dedicated to implementing the 4Rs of nutrient stewardship: using the right nutrient source, at the right rate, at the right time and in the right place.

In conversations with Cox and others who have actively embraced the 4Rs, common management challenges and strategies emerge. Among all the technologies and tactics they’ve tried, these growers point to strategies that are producing the biggest benefits in terms of soil health and the bottom line. (more…)

Published May 10, 2018 By Kindra Plumb

Start the New Season with a New Grease

Using the right grease is one of the most important decisions you can make as you prepare equipment for the high-pressure planting season. But recent updates in grease formulations might make you do a double take as you get ready for spring.

“When you put the grease into your grease gun and on bearings, you’re going to notice it looks different,” says Andrew Hamilton, director of technical services and quality for Cenex^® lubricants and refined fuels. “That is on purpose. You’re getting a better grease.” (more…)

Published May 4, 2018 By Jennifer Chick

Our insurance agency: open and strong

You may have heard that CHS Insurance Services LLC, a subsidiary of CHS Inc., was sold. This does not affect CHS Northwest Insurance Services or our clients. While we are part of CHS, our agency is owned by CHS Northland Grain and not affiliated with this former subsidiary.

As we have since 1990, we remain committed to deliver insurance protection for farmers and ranchers, offering crop, hail, home, auto and life insurance through multiple offices in St. Hilaire and Fertile. You can see the variety of carriers we work with here.

Please give us a call today. We’re here to answer your farm insurance questions.