Springfield FFA qualified students in 13 events, the events we received plaques for were: Scott Vogel took 3rd in Talent The Crops team took 4th (team members: Evan VanDerWal, Karson Herfurth, Scott Vogel, and Zach Wells) The Ag Sales team were Runner Up! (team members: Cole Milbrath, Jacob Anderson, Matt Vogel, and Sidne Gardner) Cole [...]
Crop Progress-April 23rd,2012
Released April 23, 2012, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Corn Planted – Selected States [These 18 States planted 92% of the 2011 corn acreage] —————————————————————– : Week ending : :———————————–: State : April 22, : April 15, : April 22, : [...]
Corn Pools: Fun or Foul?
MN FFA Talent Show participants & winners
MN FFA Talent Show participants & winners MN FFA Talent Show- Congratulations to all that entered- all top 3 winners were from around the Morgan area. 1st place: Stained Glass- BOLD FFA 2nd place: Brittin Pankratz-Mt. Lake FFA 3rd place: Scott Vogel-Springfield FFA Congrats to each of you! Click here to watch the video of [...]
Winners Announced for Coloring Contest!!!
We are very pleased to announce our Coloring Contest Winners! Ages 3-4: 1st place: Brooklyn Petersen, 2nd-Julia Lang, 3rd-Tegan Steffl. Ages 5-6: 1st place: Kenley Schiller, 2nd-Kiah Helget, 3rd-Zoe Evers. Ages 7-8: 1st Place:Theresa Larsen, 2nd-Emberlyn Morales, 3rd-Janiya Williams. Ages 9-10: 1st-Brooke Jensen, 2nd:Kendall Kelly, 3rd:Makenna Cook. Girl Bike Winner: Avery Wenisch Boy Bike [...]
Coloring Contest Judging Today
Using soil-applied pre-herbicides before planting-Tim Woelfel
The next couple weeks are perfect time to put on a preplant for soybeans like Authority First. I have noticed quite a few cornstalk fields that have been worked down recently. For those of you that were planning on using a soil applied pre-herbicide, like Authority First, these herbicides do not volatilize like some [...]
USDA 2011/12 global grain and soybean ending stocks
USDA 2011/12 U.S. grain and soybean ending stocks USDA April Average of Range of USDA March 2011/12 analysts’ analysts’ 2011/12 end-stocks estimates estimates end-stocks estimates estimates Wheat 0.793__ 0.792 0.720-0.825 0.825 Corn 0.801____ 0.721 0.626-0.812 0.801 Soybeans 0.250__ 0.246 0.214-0.300 0.275 USDA 2011/12 global grain and soybean ending stocks USDA April Average [...]
REMINDER of Planting Prior to April 11th on corn, April 26th on Soybeans
REMINDER of Planting Prior to April 11th on corn, April 26th on Soybeans: If a producer plants before the ‘earliest’ date they simply DO NOT have any REPLANT coverage on those acres planted before the 11th, regardless of the cause of loss (freeze, poor emergence from excess rain, etc.). He will be required to [...]



