Mac Ehrhardt
@SeedmanMac
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3rd Generation Seedsman, Happy Husband, Fortunate Father, pro-farmer, skeptical by nature, fan of Civil Discourse.
Joined June 2014
How Deep Can I Plant My Soybeans When Conditions Are Dry?
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“How deep can I plant my soybeans when conditions are dry?" This is a common question we're receiving this spring because of the widespread dry surface soil conditions. Recommended planting depth for...
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Options Following Winterkilled Small Grains . Great work by Margaret Smith on options to use if your winter grain stand is too poor to keep.
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By Margaret Smith, PhD Albert Lea Seed Forage Agronomist A dry fall and tough winter—with intermittent, extremely cold snaps between warmer periods—have led to substantial winterkill of small grain...
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Assessing Alfalfa Stands: Spring 2025 . How is your alfalfa stand this spring? If you need tools to evaluate it, our Margaret Smith wrote a really helpful blog on evaluating alfalfa stands (including photos & resources).
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It was a tough winter in the Upper Midwest and other areas experiencing drought conditions. By now, in most areas, you can make a conclusive assessment of your alfalfa stands.
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Thank you @SenAmyKlobuchar for taking the time to talk to us about Organic agriculture. I really appreciate that you and your staff understand how #organic brings value to rural America. Thank you for your support in keeping the USDA Organic label strong!
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Thank you @RepFinstad for taking the time to discuss organic agriculture. It’s so important to fully fund the National Organic Program in order to keep the #Organic label strong and drive value for organic farmers and rural communities. #OrganicHillDay @organictrade
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Argus sees continued low prices for Organic Corn for the coming year, but is more bullish on Organic Soybean prices, with $21-$23/bu. looking possible.
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So proud to sponsor the Argus Organic & I.P. Agriculture Forum in Chicago today. Mac Ehrhardt, A.L. Seed Chairman, pictured here with the amazing Kellee James, (founder of Mercaris, which was acquired by Argus).
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Please test your oats, barley, rye, and wheat before feeding it! Most of you know this, but in the wetter parts of the midwest, we have a lot of DON/Vomitoxin in small grain this year.
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With the wet year it's important to test small grains like oats, barley, wheat, and rye before feeding to livestock.
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We are getting many calls on diseases in oats/wheat/barley. Great overview on small grain diseases here:. Diseases in Small Grains: 2024
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It's worthwhile to know what disease you may have on the farm, what you can expect from now until harvest, and precautions to take while harvesting, marketing, or feeding the grain on the farm.
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So proud to share the stage last night at @OTA with George Siemon (founder of @OrganicValley and true Organic pioneer). George received the Lifetime Achievement award. I received the Organic Groundbreaker award on behalf of all my co-workers at Albert Lea Seed. #blessed
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Blue River Organic 822 Soft Red WW field near Centreville, MD. Early-heading variety with a long finish. Credit to Matt Nielsen for the photo!
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1,380 pounds of ERP design team! For 5 months this team (some from Kensium and some from A.L. Seed) have been building the software that will help us do a better job of serving our seed growers, dealers, and our customers. Today they are doing a 2nd walk-through on processes.
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RT @BobGunzy: Took these pics this morning after 3-4” rain of various practices on cornstalks. All within 1/2 mile of each other. These i….
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Ben Hinueber, Albert Lea Seed Operations Manager by day, cattleman before and after work. Ben has a small cow-calf herd of grass-fed Galloways that he direct-markets.
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All the varieties are interplanted with winter triticale. This plot, and Lisa’s other projects, are all part of the Cover Crop Breeding Network aggregates plots (and on-farm plots as well) from around the U.S. #plantbreeding #regenerativeag #gratitude.
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They are compared for winterhardiness, nitrogen fixation, emergence and vigor, competitiveness, and other traits. Hairy Vetch is a winter annual legume that can be planted after soybeans or corn silage and can produce 60-120 lbs. of N/acre.
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What if you could grow some of your own Nitrogen?.Plot tour yesterday with Lisa Kissing-Kucek, Research Geneticist (plant breeder) with the USDA-ARS in Madison, WI. We are in a Hairy Vetch research plot where experimental varieties of vetch are compared to older varieties.
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RT @UMN_SROC: When is it too early to plant? Maybe February 26th?. Well, the conditions were right. so we decided to plant a small demo o….
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Another viewpoint (U of MN) on early-planting of small grains:.Minnesota Crop News: When is Early too Early (to Plant Wheat, Barley or.
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Frost-seeding? We get a lot of questions on this practice. Here are some of the resources we use: .U. of MN: Penn State: Practical Farmers of Iowa:
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Are you growing rye or winter wheat for grain or seed this year? What’s the plan after your harvest? If you’re looking to add nitrogen for a 2019 corn crop, now might be the time to think about ...
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