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BCH becomes 2021 Syngenta Seedcare Certified Site
Big Cob Hybrids, a top provider of world-class corn and soybean seed based out of Seward, Nebraska, recently became one of only 44 top tier seed dealers across the entire United States to be inducted as a 2021 Syngenta Seedcare Certified Site. As a Syngenta Seedcare...
Big Cob Hybrids Launches Online Seed Store
By Patty Lavelle, Business Development Lead at Big Cob Hybrids Big Cob Hybrids is excited to announce the launch of shop.bigcob.com – a new online seed store that is the first of its kind in the seed business. The new site gives farmers access to the same high-quality...
The Benefits of Hybrid Placement
By Ben Benson, CEO of Big Cob Hybrids As a farmer in today’s fast-paced agricultural environment, it is becoming harder and harder to sift through thousands of data points to identify what corn seed hybrid you should plant on your farm. The task of selecting the...
He’s a Fungi… but don’t let him ruin your party!
By Jason Ladman, Big Cob Hybrids Director of Sales Yeah, bad play on words, but the truth is nobody wants to have late season fungus and disease take out yield in their corn or soybeans if it can be prevented – especially when commodity prices are dismal. There are...
The Great Debate: Round-Up Ready 2 Xtend VS Enlist Soybeans
By Riley Wiltfong, Big Cob Hybrids Farm-Fit Planning Specialist Corteva’s “Up and Coming” Enlist E3 soybeans finally made its debut commercially before the 2019 growing season. Although it was highly anticipated and sparked the interest of many farmers, here at Big...
Don’t Forget About the Nodules!
Photos: United Soybean Board/Flickr By Jason Ladman, Director of Sales, Big Cob Hybrids Ag has been turned upside down and life as we know it has changed, but for the soybean plant, it is business as usual. The plant still needs to obtain a certain amount of the...
Increase Profitability During Planting Season
By Ben Benson, President/CEO of Big Cob Hybrids It is easy to overlook what you can do on your operation to increase your yield per acre without spending an extra dollar on inputs. If you are reading this, you may have already taken the first step in maximizing your...
Planting Dates – Do They Matter?
Individuals in agriculture will tell you that every year is different and poses its own unique challenges. One of the biggest (and most stressful) decisions a grower must make is when to plant corn. But we believe that this decision doesn’t have to be stressful. Many...
Why Seed Quality is Important to Your Farming Operation
While gearing up for planting season, there are a million things running through our minds. Is the planter ready? Is my crop plan ready? Finally, is this corn going to make me money this year? In 2020, as with every year before, farmers are looking for ways to save on...
Why Soybean Seed Treatment is SO IMPORTANT!
Soybean seed treatment is one of the easiest ways you can protect your seed investment and have some assurance that the soybeans you planted will be better equipped to handle the conditions that Mother Nature may unleash on your farm this season. One important key to...
