OEL is excited to announce its status as a C&M dealer to enhance its wheat seed portfolio. A couple varieties worth looking at are Blaze and Fuze: Blaze is a tried-and-true familiar variety with strong agronomic background resistant to fusarium and stripe rust. Newer variety Fuze is a short, high yielding variety where the standability looks great! Interested in Hard Red Wheat? We have that too! Contact the Centralia office for more details.
♦ Plot Day is happening Wednesday at OEL, Exeter and a little birdie has told us that Prograin will be announcing a couple great promotions for 2027 Crop Seed! If you can't make it to Plot Days, be sure to watch the website for more details!
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OEL is ready to handle your input business! Talk to the staff at Centralia regarding your seed, fertilizer and crop protection needs. Brian: (519) 274-4798 Kiara: (519) 955-6444
Corn was rated 56% in good-to-excellent condition, and soybeans were rated 58% in good-to-excellent condition as of Sunday, Sept. 6. The spring wheat harvest reached 86% completion.
Ranchers left a White House meeting with new promises on beef policy but frustration that wolves dominated the discussion while key issues remain unresolved.
Ray Gaesser, a farmer from southwest Iowa, spent nearly five decades building an Iowa farm while becoming a national agricultural leader known for conservation, renewable energy and a willingness to tackle difficult issues with a pragmatic, always positive message that farmers accomplish more by working together. He died Saturday following an accident on his farm.
Chinese President Xi Jinping's expected Sept. 24 U.S. visit could shape agricultural trade, with China's soybean purchase commitments and new drone tariffs both potentially on the negotiating agenda.
PLOT DAY UPDATE: Due to the forecast, OEL will be moving dinner and the program for Plot Day inside the Bean Plant Receiving Hall. If its raining, we will postpone walking the plot to another day (see below). We are also changing our schedule as follows: 4:30pm: Start time 5:30pm: Dinner 6:15pm: Speaker Presentations ♦ AND THE PLOT THICKENS (Changes!) In lieu of plot tours during our customer event (due to rain) we will be hosting 2 organized plot tours with OEL Agronomist Kiara Driscoll. Please RSVP or just show up to either date: Friday, Sep 11, 1:00 PM Monday, Sep 14, 6:00 PM Self-guided walks can be done anytime
Entrance to the plot is beside Pit 3 at our Exeter location. You can park at the front of the elevator and walk or if you choose to drive closer, please go around the east side of the elevator to the back and park out of the way of truck traffic lanes. RANK THE PLOT is back for 2026 (with prizes!) so be sure to find time to see the plot! ♦
IP Soybean Growers:Please complete your 2026 Chemical Record Sheet online (here) or by paper copy.
Quote of the Day
"Be not afraid of growing slowly, be afraid only of standing still."
