By Larry Mueller, Thunder Seed Executive Sales Director For many years, my family has grown sunflowers and through the challenges, they have seen the goldenrod-colored crop become part of their regular rotation schedule. Here’s some firsthand observations on the advantages of growing sunflowers, including its place in crop rotations. This broadleaf crop is versatile…
From a young age, Krista Kappes has loved agriculture. She’s helped plant the corn and soybeans and repair the farm equipment. When it’s needed, she works from dusk to dawn to make sure the day’s chores are done. But that hard work paid off as harvest time came. This passion for agriculture…
Being patient is hard when all you want to do is get in the field and get your crop in the ground, but it’s important to take your time; you only have one chance to plant it right. And decisions made in the spring can directly affect yields in the…
Thunder Seed recently introduced three new sunflower varieties to its seed lineup. The new varieties are all Clearfield® hybrids, which makes them tolerant to Beyond® herbicide for excellent weed control. “We’re excited about the opportunity to offer sunflowers to our growers,” said Larry Mueller, executive sales director for Thunder Seed….
Jeff Bates is Thunder Seed’s chief production officer and key accounts manager. He is responsible for communicating with current customers while seeking out new opportunities, and he handles all corn production issues, inventory and packaging. Jeff has been in the seed industry for 25 years, including 14 as an agronomy…
Myron and Jill Krahn have learned more than a thing or two about growing crops over the years. They were both raised on farms and earned degrees in agronomy, and now they’re growers and Thunder Seed dealers in Carman, Manitoba. The Krahns are so good at what they do, in…
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