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Dr. Dan Talks Agronomy Adjust Those Adjuvants By: Dan Davidson, DTN Contributing Agronomist Adjuvants are important to good herbicide coverage, but they are not all created equal. (DTN photo by Jim Patrico) Adjuvants are too often an afterthought. The products we use -- surfactants, oils, fertilizers, stickers, drift retardants -- haven't changed much over the years, but there are new things to consider each year with the introduction of new herbicides and new weed-control issues. I asked Richard Zollinger, weed scientist at North Dakota State University, to give

By admin|March 31st, 2014|Categories: Home|

Ready, set, plant….
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Ready, set, plant….

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Ready, set, plant….

By: Tom McKemie, Coastal Tech Services Mgr The 2014 corn planting season is rapidly approaching. Here are a few things to consider as you get ready to put that seed in the ground. Everyone should have their planters “tuned up” and ready for planting. The cleaning and calibration of corn planter units go a long way in achieving a uniform “picket fence” stand. Replace worn or defective parts and make sure everything is in top working order. Remember, the goal is both precision and accuracy. Corn is a warm weather

By admin|March 4th, 2014|Categories: Corn, headline|

New John Deere Planter Breaks Speed Limits

By: Jim Patrico, Progressive Farmer Senior Editor Engineers completely redesigned the seed delivery system to make the ExactEmerge system capable of placing seed in the trench at speeds almost twice as fast as recommended in the past. (Photo courtesy of John Deere) LOUISVILLE, Ky. (DTN) -- John Deere got the National Farm Machinery Show off to a fast start Wednesday when it announced a new corn and soybean planter that uses a revolutionary new seed delivery system with a recommended planting speed of 10 miles per hour. Speedy,

By admin|February 13th, 2014|Categories: Corn, Soybeans|

Hard Work Necessary to Reach Record Yield Levels

By: Dan Miller, Progressive Farmer Senior Editor Mark down 2013 as the year that the center of high-yield corn production clearly moved south of the Midwest Corn Belt. A record five entries in the 2013 National Corn Growers Association's (NCGA) National Corn Yield Contest exceeded 400 bushels. All were produced in Virginia, Texas or Georgia. David Hula, a perennial Corn Yield Contest winner from Charles City, Va., set a new overall world corn yield record in 2013 with an entry of 454.9837 bushels to the acre. (Progressive Farmer photo

By admin|February 12th, 2014|Categories: Corn|

Welcome to Coastal’s new website
Welcome to Coastal’s new website

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Welcome to Coastal’s new website

Coastal AgroBusiness is pleased to announce the launch of our new website. Our goal for this website is to be a valuable resource for our customers, employees and visitors. We have updated our site to highlight the many products and services we offer and to truly demonstrate a consultative approach to the solutions we provide.

By admin|February 3rd, 2014|Categories: headline|

Coastal celebrates 60 years
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Coastal celebrates 60 years

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Coastal celebrates 60 years

"Coastal AgroBusiness is extremely proud to celebrate 60 years of dedicated service to our industry,” says Jim Whitehurst, Coastal’s president and CEO.

By admin|October 29th, 2013|Categories: headline|

Ammonium Nitrate Needed, But Controversial

Michael Carter is a fan of ammonium nitrate. The Arcadia, Fla., citrus grower uses the fertilizer to apply nitrogen to his grove of orange trees. Most citrus growers in the Sunshine State use a blended version of ammonium nitrate, or AN, to provide a slow-release, high-content nitrogen fertilizer to their trees.

By admin|April 25th, 2013|Categories: Tomatoes, Vegetables|

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