Culture - Crop Quest https://www.cropquest.com/category/culture/ Your Crop Consultant & Farm Advisor Fri, 21 Jun 2024 15:24:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.5 https://www.cropquest.com/wp-content/uploads/cropped-MicrosoftTeams-image-83-32x32.png Culture - Crop Quest https://www.cropquest.com/category/culture/ 32 32 54738598 Change & Uncertainty https://www.cropquest.com/change-uncertainty/ Wed, 15 Apr 2020 13:00:47 +0000 https://www.cropquest.com/?p=8118 I’ve always said that the only constant in agriculture is change. But the 2020 growing season is shaping up to be a “doozie”! We’re all having to deal with Covid-19 and all that it brings with it. Not seeing family and friends like we want, having to do business in different ways, even having to [...]

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]]> 8118 The Importance of an Ag Partnership https://www.cropquest.com/the-importance-of-an-ag-partnership/ Wed, 03 Apr 2019 21:25:34 +0000 https://www.cropquest.com/?p=7229 As a farmer, it is easy to get frustrated in this profession knowing the risk you take everyday to run and grow a successful operation.  And, sometimes it seems that what we do is mundane or is underappreciated, and with commodity prices perpetually in the dumps, just not “worth it”.  Well, that was cheery!  But, [...]

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]]> 7229 Defining a Comprehensive Farm Consultant https://www.cropquest.com/comprehensive-farm-consultant/ Mon, 01 May 2017 08:00:11 +0000 https://www.cropquest.com/?p=5151 In addition to traditional crop input decisions, Crop Quest customers utilize their farm consultant to help make extensive crop planning decisions. Decisions that are centered around technology and biotechnology tools.  The growth in the collection and use of data is changing the way decisions are made on the farm.  Crop Quest is growing right along [...]

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]]> 5151 Ecology On The Farm https://www.cropquest.com/ecology-on-the-farm/ Wed, 15 Mar 2017 08:00:13 +0000 https://www.cropquest.com/?p=5077 Sustainability, sustainability, susta….. I’m sure you’ve heard this buzz word around the farm shows and producer meetings lately. Considering the environmental impact of production decisions is not new to Crop Quest however. Do you remember the first time you met your Crop Quest Agronomist? You probably remember receiving a business card with all your agronomist’s [...]

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]]> 5077 The Value Of Our Services https://www.cropquest.com/the-value-of-our-services/ Sun, 15 Jan 2017 08:00:55 +0000 https://www.cropquest.com/?p=5049 Most crop consultants bring value to a farm, but Crop Quest Agronomists bring even more value, and one of the big reasons is because of the simple fact that we’re an employee-owned company. One can tell why this holds true by reading our mission statement. “Crop Quest is an employee-owned company dedicated to providing the [...]

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]]> 5049 Trends In Agriculture – What Will The Next 25 Years Bring? https://www.cropquest.com/trends-in-ag/ Sun, 01 Jan 2017 08:00:58 +0000 https://www.cropquest.com/?p=5039 Crop Quest Celebrates 25 Years of Service to Production Agriculture 2017 brings a milestone to Crop Quest. In February, Crop Quest will celebrate 25 years in business. We have served farmer/producers across the center of this great country for a quarter century now. In that time, we have all witnessed huge changes in production agriculture. [...]

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]]> 5039 Networks In Nature & Business https://www.cropquest.com/networks-nature-business/ Thu, 15 Dec 2016 14:00:57 +0000 https://www.cropquest.com/?p=5020 Networks perform vital roles in nature. A plants veins provide support for the leaf.  They transport life giving water, minerals, and energy throughout the plant.  The veins (vascular system) connect plant parts that perform vital but different roles.  Roots collect water and minerals and leaves produce energy but without the network to connect them; both [...]

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]]> 5020 Slow Time – Is There Really Such a Thing Anymore? https://www.cropquest.com/slow-time/ Thu, 01 Dec 2016 08:00:20 +0000 https://www.cropquest.com/?p=5010 I have often been asked over the years, “So what do you guys do in your slow time during the winter months?”  I have to admit, the pace of the winter months isn’t nearly as hectic as the summer months when crops are growing, but this period is far from slow. With the constantly increasing [...]

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]]> 5010 Be Careful Out There! https://www.cropquest.com/be-careful-out-there/ Fri, 15 Jan 2016 08:00:49 +0000 https://www.cropquest.com/?p=4694 The American farmer provides the world’s feed, fuel and fiber, some of our most basic needs.  But farming is also one of the most dangerous occupations.  A recent article cited 26.4 farming deaths per 100,000 per year.  Some studies ranked farming as the most dangerous occupation even over mining and construction.  Though there have been [...]

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]]> 4694 ESOP – What Is It? And What Does It Mean For Our Customers? https://www.cropquest.com/esop-what-is-it/ Fri, 01 Jan 2016 08:00:39 +0000 https://www.cropquest.com/?p=4683 If you work with a Crop Quest Agronomist or have just stopped by our website, you may have heard that we’re an ESOP company. Your thought may have been, that’s great, but that doesn’t really affect me. We’re proud of being an ESOP, and we feel it’s important once in a while to talk about [...]

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