Greg Mills

Below are observations we are seeing throughout our geography. The pattern has been consistent from the Penfield area south to Newman. As all of you know some areas have received some rain in the last 7-10 days while others have had little to none. A very common theme throughout is hatchet root development and anContinue Reading

Which of the Top 5 Factors do you struggle with most? There are five key factors that go into raising a top crop. But Factor #4, the importance of placing the right variety in the right field is the one that many farmers ignore or don’t even know about. Following our Top 5 Factors will allowContinue Reading

Which of the Top 5 Factors do you struggle with most? Raising a top crop can only be achieved if you follow our Top 5 Factors. If you started with establishing the goal of planting the seed in the best soil conditions possible, as explained in Factor #1, and focused on seed placement, as explainedContinue Reading

Which of the Top 5 Factors do you struggle with most?   After establishing the goal of planting the seed in the best soil conditions possible, as explained in Factor #1, we move on to seed placement, the Factor #2 for raising a top crop.   Factor #2SEED PLACEMENT After establishing the goal of plantingContinue Reading

Few farmers know about the Top 5 Factors to Produce a Top Crop, except of course all of our Millsview customers. We’ve been talking about them for years and how they are essential to maximizing yields year in and year out. Following the Top 5 Factors is such a powerful strategy because it gives producersContinue Reading

Harvest is a great time to analyze the past growing season and review what you did or didn’t do to make it a success.  Whether the weather was good or bad, whether you had a great crop or a crop that was not so great, you played a big part in the results. Take aContinue Reading

As harvest approaches, farmers start looking more closely at their crops and how they’re likely to yield once their combines roll. They begin to notice certain things that impact the crop in each field during the growing season, which are now visible as the crop matures. Stalk quality, disease levels, plant health, drought tolerance, andContinue Reading

Some of the variables we are seeing based on planting dates and maturity: The late April planted beans tend to have nodes at the bottom of the plant that are barren or sparse which is not typical for April beans The nodes are close together which is good The late April planting tends to haveContinue Reading

We got off to the best start I’ve seen in over 30 years. Most growers were patient, waiting to plant until soil conditions were right. Post planting scores on our bushels per 1000 plant system showed it; averaging 7.3 to 8 bushels per 1000 consistently. Those are also some of the best scores we’ve seenContinue Reading