Spring Readiness

While you are replacing cultivator shovels, changing oil on tractors, and replacing wear parts on planters, Valley United is busy getting ready for spring too.

It just looks a little bit different...

• Well, we’re receiving the last of our corn seed. Most of our corn seed is grown on irrigation south of here to guarantee a strong supply.

• We’re also receiving the last of our wheat seed. Most of our wheat seed is grown local. It goes through a cleaning and color sorting process to make sure it’s of the highest quality.

• We’re moving seed treatment from our warehouse in Mayville to our agronomy facilities. Seed treatment is an important agronomic add-on due to our cold and wet spring soils.

• We’re having our scales certified to ensure accuracy. We use scales at our dry fertilizer plants, our seed treating facilities, and when we repack and sell bulk chemicals.

• We’re bringing in the last of the fertilizer. We receive fertilizers from a variety of sources to ensure an uninterrupted supply during peak seasons. This load came from the wholesale facility we are part owners in called Alton Agronomy.

• We’re calibrating our liquid fertilizer facilities. Most growers use liquid “starter fertilizer” with corn, edible beans, and beets to give the seed a solid start. It gets it out of the ground quicker which is important in our climate.

• We’re finalizing field plans in preparation for the busy spring application season. Meeting with growers before it gets busy cuts down on errors and helps create efficiency in season for our dispatchers.