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2019 GRAIN QUALITY: THE YEAR THAT KEEPS ON GIVING

Jan 13, 2020 | Agtegra

Travis Antonsen, Director of Grain Origination at Agtegra Cooperative, would really like the challenges that growers endured last year to be a distant memory in this new calendar year.

MENTOR NETWORK SERVES AS VALUABLE REFERENCE FOR AG PRODUCERS

Jan 08, 2020 | Agtegra

NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE (NRCS), Huron, S.D., Jan.3, 2020 - When your doctor prescribes a new daily regimen or a major surgery to improve your health, it's common practice to turn to an expert and seek a second opinion. When setting out to improve the health...

STEPS TO PREP FOR CALVING SEASON

Jan 07, 2020 | Agtegra

With calving season approaching, it is important to be ready for whatever, whenever calves begin to hit the ground. From preparing your cows for their increased nutritional demands to taking inventory on calving supplies, this checklist can help you in preparing for the season...

KEYS TO DIAGNOSING CALVES

Jan 07, 2020 | Agtegra

Battling sickness is the last thing any cattle producer wants to deal with in the winter weather. Keeping calves healthy and knowing the signs and symptoms can help alleviate this stress during the snowy months.

FRYING UP LOCAL FLAVOR: SMALL TOWN BAR USES SOYBEAN OIL GROWN LOCALLY

Jan 03, 2020 | Agtegra

In the true spirit of farm-to-table, a restaurant in one small South Dakota town is making its food with the soybeans local farmers deliver to the grain elevator next door.

AGPRO TOP FACILITY: AGTEGRA MCLAUGHLIN AGRONOMY CENTER

Jan 03, 2020 | Agtegra

McLaughlin Agronomy Center was recently highlited as AgPro Top Facility.

2020 GIFT CARDS FOR GALLONS

Jan 03, 2020 | Agtegra

Earn a $50 Visa® gift card for every 125 gallons of high-quality Cenex® oils, hydraulic fluids, gear lubes and greases you buy between November 1, 2019, and February 28, 2020.

ROI STRATEGIES EMERGING

Dec 17, 2019 | Agtegra

In a year when positive paybacks have been hard to find, mid-season nitrogen strategies on both soybeans and corn are showing significant returns on investment (ROI), according to Agtegra Agronomy Tech Service Manager Brad Ruden. That’s one of the key plant nutrition...

MANAGING THROUGH THE PROPANE CRUNCH

Dec 17, 2019 | Agtegra

There have been a lot of conversations about the fall propane shortage, says Agtegra Energy Vice President Kent Borstad. “But it’s really not so much a shortage, as a logistics issue,” says Borstad.

CORN QUALITY WEIGHING IN ON HARVEST OUTCOMES

Dec 17, 2019 | Agtegra

Unfortunately, the impacts of the shortened growing season and less than ideal conditions throughout 2019 are continuing to reflect on corn harvest.

ON THE WATCH FOR WHITE MOLD NEXT YEAR

Dec 17, 2019 | Agtegra

Your agronomy department is issuing a ‘high alert’ for white mold on soybeans next year. That’s according to Agtegra Agronomy Tech Service Manager Brad Ruden

TW and FM CHALLENGES ABOUND in THE 2019 CORN HARVEST

Nov 25, 2019 | Agtegra

As harvest has progressed, the quality of the South Dakota and North Dakota corn crops have deteriorated rapidly.

FEEDING VALUE OF LIGHT TEST WEIGHT CORN

Nov 21, 2019 | Agtegra

Producing corn in the Northern Plains can often be challenging. Weather variability and environmental stress can derail the best laid plans.

DPAD DEDUCTION GOES BACK TO PATRONS

Nov 21, 2019 | Agtegra

The Domestic Production Activities Deduction (DPAD) serves as a benefit unique to cooperatives and is one of the many positive attributes of doing business with Agtegra Cooperative.

TILLAGE OPTIONS GOING INTO 2020

Nov 18, 2019 | Agtegra

Minimum tillage stewardship has been the preferred crop production system across this corridor of the Northern Plains for a decade and more.

THE NEXT THING: PP WEED MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES

Nov 14, 2019 | Agtegra

As bad as many of the current Prevent Plant (PP) acres looked by season’s end, what you don’t see may be the worst aspect about them.

FINANCING: PROVIDING CHOICES FOR CUSTOMERS

Nov 12, 2019 | Agtegra

Agtegra has a spectrum of financing options that can empower growers with choices for best managing cash flow and capital needs of their farming operations. These customized financial products have key terms and conditions aligned with the seasonal needs of Agtegra customers. ...

SEED SELECTION IN A YEAR LIKE NO OTHER

Nov 12, 2019 | Agtegra

In a year that has been like no other, the last weeks for finalizing seed selections for various strong-pricing offers are coming up on the calendar. These proactive seed decisions for planting year 2020 also have another positive effect for growers developing timely farm...

PLANTER OFFERINGS TO ENSURE STRONG STANDS

Nov 12, 2019 | Agtegra

It’s the season of seed. You’re harvesting the result of last year’s seed decisions, while also evaluating genetics as you develop your farm plan for the 2020 planting year. Now’s the time to also ensure your planting equipment is serviced to deliver...

FARMERS AND ELEVATOR GRAIN DRYERS IDLE

Nov 11, 2019 | Agtegra

All it takes is a quick google of “propane shortage,” and you will see several stories of farmers and elevator grain dryers idle because of a lack of propane. Many suppliers are out of LP in the Midwest including several in SD.

PROPER BUNK MANAGEMENT

Nov 11, 2019 | Agtegra

As we enter the late fall months, there are several factors to keep in mind when feeding cattle.

MANAGING CORN HARVEST

Nov 05, 2019 | Agtegra

Cooler and wetter than normal conditions continue to influence corn development and dry down. The 2019 harvest will be a balancing act of managing field dry down, drying costs, harvest losses in a standing crop and harvest efficiency.

CALYXT AND AGTEGRA REPORT SUCCESS AND EXPANSION FOR 2020

Nov 05, 2019 | Agtegra

In 2019, Agtegra had a unique opportunity--it was the only farmer cooperative that could offers its grower customers the option to grow Calyxt soybeans.

PREVENTION VS CURE

Nov 04, 2019 | Agtegra

As we struggle with weaning this year, and basically everything else, it bears reminding that an ounce of prevention is worth more than a pound of cure. That is true on a variety of fronts this year.

FARMERS UNION OIL COMPANY MERGES WITH AGTEGRA

Nov 01, 2019 | Agtegra

Effective November 1, 2019, Farmers Union Oil Company of Reliance, Presho and Draper, South Dakota merged with Agtegra Cooperative. This merge is the result of a favorable vote by Farmers Union’s members in late September.

RE-CROPPING THE PREVENT PLANT ACRE - CHALLENGES AHEAD?

Oct 14, 2019 | Agtegra

Prevented planting (PP) acres will have another ‘P’ in their continued story line next year, when these fields come back into production. It’s the P for phosphorus, and a lot of current PP crop ground is going to be very short on this nutrient.

DECIDING ON GRAIN STORAGE OPTIONS THIS HARVEST

Oct 14, 2019 | Agtegra

Keeping up with fall harvest also means making effective grain storage decisions. With the less-than-ideal spring planting season and excessively wet growing months, harvest has already been met with challenging precipitation and temperatures. Despite these challenges, Agtegra...

FALL DATA LOGGING OF YOUR SOILS

Oct 14, 2019 | Agtegra

Developing a better map for maximized crop productivity management. That’s the premise behind data logging, says Agtegra sales agronomist Preston Barragan. “This is the next technology progression from just using basic satellite imagery maps to make management...

COMMUNICATION HAS LIFE SAVING VALUE

Oct 11, 2019 | Agtegra

It could be the most important cup of coffee you ever have with family and employees. Beth Locken, Agtegra Director of Safety and Environmental, recommends an intentional, around-the-shop-table discussion about all things related to grain bin safety.

START YOUR CALVES OUT RIGHT

Oct 08, 2019 | Agtegra

What are most cattle producers looking for in a calf starter feed? Most will say something that keeps calves healthy.

AGTEGRA CELEBRATES ANOTHER SUMMER OF INTERNS

Oct 03, 2019 | Agtegra

As the summer started waning down in August, another internship program came to a close at Agtegra Cooperative.

MIKE NICKOLAS INDUCTED INTO 2019 SD COOPERATIVE HALL OF FAME

Sep 20, 2019 | Agtegra

Mike Nickolas was recently inducted into the South Dakota Cooperative Hall of Fame.

STARTING THE SEED DECISION PROCESS

Sep 18, 2019 | Agtegra

The seed guide and yield monitor data may not be the best starting points, as you begin thinking about next year’s crop genetics. Agtegra Regional Seed Sales Manager Clint Matthews instead suggests first evaluating the big picture scope of your operation.

Get Involved with the Governance of Your Cooperative

Sep 17, 2019 | Agtegra

With the deadline for delegate and director consideration by a nominating committee quickly approaching, it is important to remember why Agtegra Cooperative relies on its members to serve as directors or delegates within their respective territorial districts.

AGP: Gearing Up For New Crop Soybeans

Sep 16, 2019 | Agtegra

Just weeks after its July grand opening, Ag Processing, Inc. (AGP) is crushing old crop soybeans as the region gears up for fall harvest. Agtegra Soybean Merchandiser John Borchers says a lot of grain is being hauled to the plant as producers clean out bins in preparation for...

Assessment Improvements: Ready For Harvest

Sep 16, 2019 | Agtegra

As the fall 2019 harvest gets underway, five Agtegra locations will have newly added capacity available for producers trucking their grain into the system. Andover, Bowdle, Highmore, Kennebec and Wolsey are the sites of new grain bin storage.

CALYXT® SOYBEANS GROWING IN DEMAND

Sep 16, 2019 | Agtegra

The Calyxt® High Oleic Soybeans grown in the Agtegra countryside are looking good, according to Sales Agronomist Brent Larson. “These beans look really decent, overall,” says Larson. “They fit our growing area nicely and provide consistent yields...

FALL MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES TO MAXIMIZE RESOURCES

Sep 13, 2019 | Agtegra

Achieving cost-effective efficiencies from planting through harvest with your farm machinery is the driving force behind the resources at the Agtegra Innovation Center. Right now the team is in overdrive with fall management strategies that can make a dollars and cents...

AGTEGRA DIRECTOR AND DELEGATE ELECTIONS

Sep 12, 2019 | Agtegra

Agtegra Cooperative will hold elections for directors and delegates in December. If you would like to participate in governance of your cooperative, this is your opportunity to take the next step!

USDA RESOURCES AVAILABLE FOR FARMERS

Sep 10, 2019 | Agtegra

"U.S. agriculture has been dealt a hefty blow by extreme weather over the last several years, and 2019 is no exception,” Sonny Perdue, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, said. “The scope of this year’s prevented planting alone is devastating, and although...

KEYS TO PROFITABILITY: FALL PHOSPHORUS AND POTASSIUM FERTILIZER APPLICATIONS

Aug 09, 2019 | Agtegra

Our soil is stressed. With increased yields reaching record levels, crops requiring more nutrition than ever before, and challenging weather conditions on top of it all, fertilizer application is a must.

COMBAT MARKET VOLATILITY WITH TARGET CONTRACTS

Aug 09, 2019 | Agtegra

Do you have a price objective in mind for your grain? Are you expecting yourself to watch the market constantly in order to call your elevator and sell that price when the opportunity arises? What if the market changes before you get to your phone?

PROPANE SERVICES PROVIDE MORE OPPORTUNITY

Aug 09, 2019 | Agtegra

With newly added propane services to Agtegra’s Energy division, Agtegra is committed to additional methods to support its member-owners.

LAYING THE FOUNDATION

Aug 09, 2019 | Agtegra

Tumultuous weather events so far this year make the fall season appear far off in the distance. However, deciding on a fall residual herbicide application plan is approaching faster than most may think.

ADDING VALUE TO YOUR CALF CROP WITH CREEP FEED

Aug 02, 2019 | Agtegra

Spring calving season is now behind us, marking the optimal time to focus on how to generate the greatest profit potential from the calves that survived the stressful weather.

SOYBEAN LEAF INJURY

Jul 30, 2019 | Agtegra

Soybeans will show every stress event in the leaves.

MICRONUTRIENTS: A LITTLE GOES A LONG WAY

Jul 30, 2019 | Agtegra

Micronutrients are absolutely necessary for...

WHITE MOLD SEASON IS HERE

Jul 30, 2019 | Agtegra

The risk for white mold infections in the ouple weeks...

SOYBEAN WHITE MOLD FUNGICIDES

Jul 22, 2019 | Agtegra

White mold fungicides must be preventative; they are not curative.

MANAGING WHITE MOLD THIS YEAR

Jul 17, 2019 | Agtegra

Planting season 2019 will continue to have ramifications long past harvest...

A FEW BEST-PRACTICE FUNGICIDE TIPS

Jul 17, 2019 | Agtegra

How to make the most from your fungicide applications...

MAKE BETTER DECISIONS WITH AG TECHNOLOGY

Jul 17, 2019 | Agtegra

Now that the 2019 growing season is well underway...

THE VALUE OF HAY PRESERVATIVE

Jul 12, 2019 | Agtegra

It’s going to be a tremendous year...

GO GREEN WITH AGTEGRA

Jul 02, 2019 | Agtegra

Agtegra would be glad to assist you...

MILLET HERBICIDE RECOMMENDATIONS

Jul 02, 2019 | Agtegra

“Millet” as a crop grown for forage...

RMA ANNOUNCES CHANGE TO HAYING AND GRAZING DATE FOR PP

Jun 20, 2019 | Agtegra

Farmers who planted cover crops...

NORTH STAR ENERGY BECOMES PART OF AGTEGRA COOPERATIVE

Jun 19, 2019 | Agtegra

Agtegra Cooperative is committed...

MANAGING HERBICIDES IN DICAMBA TOLERANT SOYBEANS

Jun 19, 2019 | Agtegra

Roundup Ready® Xtend Soybeans...

PRECISION IRRIGATION MANAGEMENT NOW AVAILABLE

Jun 14, 2019 | Agtegra

Valley Scheduling is now available...

BREEDER MINERAL FOR SUMMERTIME HERD NUTRITION

Jun 14, 2019 | Agtegra

Cattle producers have been waiting for a season like...

ENLIST E3™ SOYBEANS UP AND GROWING

Jun 14, 2019 | Agtegra

In this unprecedentedly delayed planting season...

MANAGING YOUR PREVENT PLANT ACRES

Jun 14, 2019 | Agtegra

You’ve made the decision to take the option...

GOING SPLIT: IN-SEASON NITROGEN APPLICATIONS

Jun 14, 2019 | Agtegra

For the past half year and more...

AGTEGRA SOYBEAN: ENGENIA™ HERBICIDE RECOMMENDATIONS

Jun 11, 2019 | Agtegra

A suggested option for Engenia herbicide written for the shorter planting window for 2019.

AGTEGRA SOYBEAN: XTENDIMAX™ HERBICIDE RECOMMENDATIONS

Jun 11, 2019 | Agtegra

A suggested option for XtendiMax herbicide written for the shorter planting window for 2019.

ENLIST E3 SOYBEAN HERBICIDE RECOMMENDATIONS 2019

Jun 07, 2019 | Agtegra

Enlist E3 soybeans received registration for planting in the 2019 growing season...

PREVENTED PLANTING ACRES

Jun 04, 2019 | Agtegra

We had a long miserable winter...

AGTEGRA PREVENT PLANT HERBICIDE RECOMMENDATIONS

Jun 04, 2019 | Agtegra

What should you be doing for herbicide on prevent plant acres...

ALTERNATIVE CROP OPTIONS FOR PREVENT PLANT ACRES

Jun 04, 2019 | Agtegra

Wet field conditions have many growers considering...

Corn Planting 2019: Don't Be In A Rush To Change...Yet

May 20, 2019 | Agtegra

As planting time continues, the wet and cold soils...

LATE SEASON PLANT HEALTH BENEFITS UTILIZING MICRONUTRIENTS AND FUNGICIDES

May 13, 2019 | Agtegra

Thinking about late season crop management...

UNDERSTANDING DICAMBA: PART 3

May 13, 2019 | Agtegra

Planting season 2019 is nearly here...

TISSUE SAMPLING: REAL-TIME SNAPSHOT OF PLANT HEALTH

May 13, 2019 | Agtegra

Plant tissue sampling can provide a real-time....

TAKE CONTROL OF WEEDS LIKE NEVER BEFORE

May 10, 2019 | Agtegra

Farmers now have the option of Enlist E3™ soybeans to control even the toughest weeds.

Utilizing Imagery In Agriculture

May 01, 2019 | Agtegra

It seems that everywhere we look in Agricultural publications...

CONSERVATION STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM (CSP) HELPS BUILD ON YOUR EXISTING CONSERVATION EFFORTS

May 01, 2019 | Agtegra

The Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) helps you build on your...

Cenex Total Protection Plan®: Delivering When You Need It The Most

Apr 23, 2019 | Agtegra

Additional warranty protection for...

Ethanol Use - A Great Opportunity To Help Our Member-Owners

Apr 19, 2019 | Agtegra

Agtegra Cooperative's fleet of cars...

Understanding Dicamba: Part 2

Apr 15, 2019 | Agtegra

This is the second in a three-part series on using dicamba...

Rethinking Fertilizer Plans

Apr 15, 2019 | Agtegra

There are the usual compressed springs...

Keep Planting On Schedule With Aerial Application

Apr 15, 2019 | Agtegra

Spraying for w...eeds and applying fertilizer...

DON'T LET A WET SPRING KEEP YOU FROM GETTING FIELD WORK DONE

Apr 11, 2019 | Agtegra

As spring approaches, we work to service our customers efficiently and effectively.

PRO-ACTIVELY MANAGING CALVES WITH INSURE

Apr 10, 2019 | Agtegra

Dosing with Insure® can provide some...

FLY CONTROL IN FEEDLOTS

Apr 05, 2019 | Agtegra

Control flies in your Feedlot by using...

AGTEGRA FACILITIES RECEIVE GEAPS SAFETY AWARDS

Apr 01, 2019 | Agtegra

The Grain Elevator and Processing Society...

Weed Management Key for Conventional Soybeans

Mar 27, 2019 | Agtegra

There has recently been renewed interest in weed control...

Keep Your Engine Running Longer with New Oil

Mar 27, 2019 | Agtegra

Preparing your equipment for spring....

Understanding Dicamba: Part 1

Mar 27, 2019 | Agtegra

Dicamba tolerant soybeans will be a major part...

Wet, Cold Spring Expected

Mar 27, 2019 | Agtegra

Farmers, brace yourselves for a long...

AGTEGRA ANOUNCES THE HIRING OF SVP OF GRAIN MARKETING AND RAIL LOGISTICS

Mar 20, 2019 | Agtegra

Agtegra Cooperative is proud to announce...

SOYBEAN FARMERS INTERESTED IN UNITED SOYBEAN BOARD NOMINATIONS

Mar 14, 2019 | Agtegra

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – The South Dakota Soybean Research...

AGTEGRA-CALYXT IP SOYBEAN OFFERING

Mar 08, 2019 | Agtegra

Looking to boost per acre...

KEY WEEDS TO UNDERSTAND

Mar 01, 2019 | Agtegra

Palmer amaranth is a newer invasive pigweed species...

CONVENTIONAL SOYBEAN HERBICIDE PROGRAMS

Mar 01, 2019 | Agtegra

Recently, there has been a renewed interest...

BASKETBALL LEGEND AND ROBOTICS ALL-STARS TO MEET IN MINNEAPOLIS

Feb 22, 2019 | Agtegra

Land O’Lakes, Inc. today announced...

CALYXT AND AGTEGRA COOPERATIVE ANNOUNCE STRATEGIC COLLABORATION TO DISTRIBUTE CALYXT HIGH OLEIC SOYBEAN

Feb 19, 2019 | Agtegra

Agtegra Cooperative (Agtegra) announced today...

“MILLET” HERBICIDE RECOMMENDATIONS

Feb 15, 2019 | Agtegra

“Millet” as a crop grown for forage...

GET READY TO USE DICAMBA IN 2019

Feb 11, 2019 | Agtegra

Integrated weed management programs have...

3 THINGS TO DISCUSS WITH YOUR AGRONOMIST

Feb 11, 2019 | Agtegra

Despite the snow and colder temperatures...

MANAGING RISK WITH VR TECHNOLOGY

Feb 11, 2019 | Agtegra

Are you getting the most out of every acre...

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Agtegra Innovation Center Planter Clinic

Farm Vision 2020 - Huron

January 22, 2020

We are hosting Farm Vision 2020 in January at 3 locations: Huron, Bowdle and Aberdeen

#plant2020 starts with:
• Improving your nutrient management plan
• Trusting your planter’s performance
• Clearing harvest residue
• Accessing and placing effective seed traits

Farm Vision 2020 - Bowdle

January 28, 2020

Farm Vision 2020 - Aberdeen

January 30, 2020

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Farm Vision 2020 - Huron

January 22 - 2020

11:30 AM to 04:00 PM

Farm Vision 2020 - Bowdle

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Farm Vision 2020 - Bowdle

January 28 - 2020

11:30 AM to 04:00 PM

Farm Vision 2020 - Aberdeen

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Farm Vision 2020 - Aberdeen

January 30 - 2020

11:30 AM to 04:00 PM

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