nc ks | 44-26 - 12/24/2025 09:38
correct, we were able to grow and its something we haven't had a long the way now younger generation is wanting to pencil out facilities and roi of taking that responsibility and headache on when previously we have price shopped local coops and been able to pencil out going through them for fertilizer and application.
You are about to unlock a huge benefit to your operation both monetarily and operational. The lower bids will come flying at you and the savings by self application and the better job as well will be significant.
You mention younger people involved. 20k acres can for sure sustain a full time agronimist, but I challenge you to get the younger more into that position. You may need to have a consultant agronomist for them to learn from, but they could be fully capable of performing all the tasks that an agronomist does and it will benifit them and the operation greatly. My sons are active on many online groups that get specific on chemical programs and costs and since they are in the applicators and the combines, they integrate all that knowledge with first hand experience of the results...and that drives them even harder to be successful. Just food for thought for you.
They also tend to keep each other in check also. The guy currently in the trenches of applicating might be getting a screw it attitude to do that extra bit that should be done. One of the others can step into help or encourage based on their accumulated knowledge and it just makes for a more beneficial outcome for everyone. Young people in an operation need both skin in the game and the access to knowledge beyond their current, and they need it much sooner than a lot of them get it. They have much more potential than steering wheel holders and should be challenged to grow.
Edited by kb ag 12/24/2025 11:06
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