Differentiate Your Approach with Advanced Phosphorus and Fertility Management Tools
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Today’s economic times are tougher than ever for growers and retailers. With margins under pressure and the motivation to cut costs by maximizing yields, learn how you can stand out as a leader in the industry and profitably build your business by using digital agriculture tools to identify and improve soil characteristics that drive phosphorus availability.
You understand the importance phosphorus plays in healthy crop production and in your growers’ quest to maximize their yield potential. While all nutrients are important, phosphorus management is one of the largest untapped areas of agriculture today. Phosphorus has extremely limited soil mobility, causing it to consistently get tied up in the soil and unavailable for plant uptake. Worldwide, current phosphorus efficiency in grains is estimated to be less than 10 percent.
Learn how you can effectively help your growers produce their greatest yields and maximize profitability by implementing these innovative and proven tools to identify fertility issues and improve soil health.
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Speakers:
Proprietary Products Manager
West Central Distribution
Paul Gerdes serves as West Central’s proprietary products manager. He is responsible for leading the company’s marketing efforts for their extensive lineup of branded products. Paul came to West Central in 2015 with over 20 years of experience in the agriculture industry working for leading ag companies, including FMC and CHS. He received his bachelor’s degree in agricultural business and management from Southwest Minnesota State University in Marshall, MN.
Steve Carlsen
Technical Specialist
West Central Distribution
Steve Carlsen focuses on technical support and research agronomy as a member of the West Central product development department. Steve serves as the technical specialist for the Northern Region of West Central and focuses on the areas of crop nutrients, adjuvants, and crop protection products. Previously, he worked with the North Dakota State University (NDSU) Plant Pathology and the USDA with an emphasis on small grains research and barley diseases. Steve received his bachelor’s degree from NDSU in crop and weed science and did his graduate work with the NDSU plant pathology department. His areas of expertise include: general agronomy, plant pathology, crop nutrition (micronutrients, plant nutrition and agricultural fertilizers) and crop protection products (adjuvants, herbicides, insecticides and fungicides.)
Luke Samuel
Commercial Product Director
The Climate Corporation
Luke Samuel is the commercial product director for The Climate Corporation. He leads the Climate field product specialist teams focused on product development, and evaluation in the field. Luke has been with Monsanto 10 years and held a variety of roles. Most recently, he was the agronomy lead for the Minnesota and Wisconsin business region. Prior to that role, he was the product development manager for corn insect protection traits, and a technology development representative in northwest Kansas. Luke is a native of North Dakota and earned his doctorate in natural resource management from North Dakota State University. He currently resides in St. Louis.
