Signing up for a Northside Elevator grain account allows you to keep on top of the current grain prices. With your account you can recieve grain prices via email, text, or you can log in to see the current prices and place market bids to sell your grain. Sound interesting? If so follow the guide […]
The negative effects that heat stress can have on a lactating herd are well known among dairy nutritionists and dairy producers, and heat abatement strategies for lactating cows are commonly employed on many farms in the Upper Midwest. But dry cows, a sometimes overlooked group, are also highly susceptible to heat stress. Importantly, the negative […]
In the months ahead a lot of time and money will be poured into harvesting the crops you’ve spent the entire growing season caring for. Decisions made last winter on seed, fertilizer, rotations etc. can be either lost or won during harvest and storage. To ensure all that effort and investment produces a nutrient rich […]
Army worm damage in a corn field. These pictures illustrate army worm damage on a corn field in northern Clark County. Army worms do not over winter in Wisconsin, moths migrate up from the south, mate and lay eggs in grass fields. Army worms, once here can have a second generation, usually appearing in July, […]
Farm Technology Days, July 10-12 This year’s event will be held right in our own Marshfield neighborhood at D&B Sternweis Farm and Weber’s Farm Store – Heiman Holsteins. Nearly 40,000 visitors are expected to attend the three day event to learn about new technologies and practices, visit with suppliers, and other producers and growers. The […]
First cut alfalfa: yield or quality? You have little time to decide. Determining when to make the first alfalfa cut of the year is different and somewhat unpredictable each year. In part, this is because weather conditions during this period of the growing season vary so greatly. But the decision on when to cut is […]
There are numerous species of flies that can be a nuisance on a dairy operation. They not only act as an annoyance to animals and humans alike, but can also affect cow comfort, health and profitability. The two species of greatest concern for dairy producers are the house fly (Musca domestica), a disease vector, and […]
Northside Elevator is pleased to announce a renewed focus on our precision agronomy program for a customized approach to smarter, more efficient input use. Starting from the ground up, we offer industry leading tools to make you profitable – from GPS based grid soil sampling, dual product variable rate fertilizer applications, variable rate seed prescriptions, […]
In general we will be receiving soybeans and corn everyday during regular business hours. When everyone is out in the fields harvesting their grain we will have extended hours of operation. Starting now as long as the weather is good you can expect us to stay open beyond 5pm. If the weather changes or you […]
We will be taking all oats this year at our Southside location. Southside will be open from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm. Please call ahead if you plan on bringing in oats so we can be sure to have someone meet you out there. Barley and winter wheat will be scaled at Northside. Current unloading […]
