This past weekend I shared on my social channels that I had discovered a hammerhead worm in one of our landscape beds at our residence in Central Arkansas. I was sort of surprised at first because I had never actually seen one in person before, only pictures online warning these predatory worms were making their […]
May 2022 – Crop Protection Product Supply Updates; Glyphosate, Paraquat, Fungicides, Insecticides, and Rice Herbicides
a quick note to keep you in the loop on a few things I’m seeing in the crop protection industry… GlyphosateI’ve noticed that the Glyphosate market has softened slightly the past few weeks. While it’s only dropped a few dollars it’s nice to see prices drop for a change. Here’s my two cents on Glyphosate right now… if you […]
FBN Digital Product: My Practices
Much of this time of year right before planting (in most regions) is spent making sure that things are ready to go. Customers are checking equipment, product supply, field conditions and so much more. The same concept can be applied to the FBN digital account as farmers prepare for a season of capturing different sets […]
FBN® Livestock & Animal Health
I had the opportunity to attend the Arkansas Cattleman’s association meeting this week in Conway. There was over 500 people in attendance, easy… I was there to help our newest team member, Lauren Ivey, promote our newest business unit, FBN Livestock & Animal Health. My two biggest takeaways after walking around and meeting vendors from the […]
Introducing Farmers First™ Crop Nutrition Products and Adjuvants Available from FBN®
We recently launched our own product line, Farmers First, which contains our own line of adjuvants & crop nutrition. Your new first choice for high quality, great value crop nutrition solutions to improve plant and soil health. Ask me about discounts, and click here to download our product guide… Oh yeah… we kicked off the […]
Two Very Important Reports from FBN Provide Valuable Insight to Growers for the 2022 Growing Season
FBN’s 2022 Acreage Report USDA’s March Acreage Report yet again caught the market by surprise. Actual estimates from the government came in at a big drop in corn acres (89.5 million acres vs the average analyst guess of 92.0 million acres), while soybeans surprised to the upside (91.0 vs trade guesses at 88.9). Likewise, spring […]
Join Me and Our FBN Team at Commodity Classic (Booth #222) in New Orleans this week!
Our team at FBN will have a HUGE presence at Commodity Classic next week in New Orleans. Myself, and about 30 other members of our team will be on hand at booth #222 during the entire event. We will have a steady supply of hot coffee in the morning and ice cold beverages in the […]
Starting my Raised Bed Garden Seeds for the 2022 Growing Season Indoors
The other day I blogged about the varieties I had selected for my raised bed gardens this season. This past week I went ahead and started some of my tomatoes and celery indoors. I have a really cool setup that I put together a few years back that’s essentially a rolling rack w/ LED grow […]
FBN Remains Consistent in Supplying Glyphosate to Our Growers
This is one of those days that I could not be happier to be a part of FBN. It’s no great secret that the crop protection industry has had its share of inconsistency this season thanks to supply chain disruption (and a host of other factors). Through all of the panic so far this season […]
The Industry Has Even Less Glyphosate than We Expected? What Does it Mean when a Major Supplier Declares Force Majeure?
Late last week my inbox started blowing up about some potentially HUGE news in the crop protection industry related to a major supplier of Glyphosate. It didn’t take long for these rumors to materialize when a letter from their global head of manufacturing addressed to “whom it may concern” started circulating. The terminology, Force Majeure, […]