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shameless dude
Orange Level Joined: 10 Apr 2017 Location: east NE Points: 13611 |
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Posted: 16 Apr 2020 at 11:48pm |
how much are ya'll paying for the top of the line corn and soybean pioneer seed?
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tomNE
Orange Level Joined: 13 Sep 2009 Location: dorchester, ne Points: 1225 |
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i learned it's a good idea to partner up with someone who buys it in quantity so you pick up there discounts. a few bags only purchased means u pay high retail.
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AC from the start of my families farming career till the end!
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Tbone95
Orange Level Access Joined: 31 Aug 2012 Location: Michigan Points: 11544 |
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I don't buy Pioneer seed.
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IBWD MIke
Orange Level Joined: 08 Apr 2012 Location: Newton Ia. Points: 3642 |
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Pioneer seed is kind of like john deere, You're either all in or not at all. I'm in the latter group. Dad liked it but we had some bad luck with it when I got involved. Also have a great dealer I get seed from that sells Dekalb, NK, and other things.
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ac fleet
Orange Level Joined: 12 Jan 2014 Location: Arrowsmith, ILL Points: 2314 |
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NO Pioneer here either! They are nuts!!!
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tomNE
Orange Level Joined: 13 Sep 2009 Location: dorchester, ne Points: 1225 |
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we had a local dealer who passed on discounts to the small guys; pioneer got really upset. We still plant it, as it seems to do well on my farm but would never have a bad word to say about other brands!
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AC from the start of my families farming career till the end!
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AllisFreak MN
Orange Level Access Joined: 07 Dec 2009 Location: Minnesota Points: 1537 |
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Not a big fan of Pioneer either. Have had much better luck with Dekalb around here.
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Dusty MI
Orange Level Joined: 13 Sep 2009 Location: Charlotte, Mi Points: 5054 |
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Back in the spring of '66 I got some pop corn seed from a Dekalb Dealer, best pop corn I have ever had. Can one still get pop corn from Dekalb ? Dusty
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SteveM C/IL
Orange Level Access Joined: 12 Sep 2009 Location: Shelbyville IL Points: 8163 |
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Joke from the past about Pioneer was not only did you get a jacket,you got free lodging.
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soggybottomboy
Silver Level Access Joined: 20 Feb 2018 Location: Iowa Points: 201 |
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For 60 bags of corn seed,ordered and paid for around the first of December, it cost me $238.12 per bag. That was for some above and below ground protection, and some above ground protection only. The more you buy, the bigger the discounts of course. I have never liked that practice, because it gives the BTO farmers an advantage, but most of the seed companies do it. For soybeans, i paid $44.85 per unit(140,000 seeds) ordered and paid for in February. That was one minibulk container(45 units). My father in law used to work for a seed company. He said that he came to understand why seed costs so much when he started working there. I guess i need to do that, because i think those prices are outrageous too.
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SteveM C/IL
Orange Level Access Joined: 12 Sep 2009 Location: Shelbyville IL Points: 8163 |
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I deliver Asgrow beans to retail outlets from Nov through end of planting. I haul ear corn from Dekalb seed fields to processing plant Aug-Oct. There are so many mouths to feed and machinery to support that is is unfathomable. The prices of seed are not that rediculus when you consider what it all entails not to mention genetic breeding and treatments applied. Just my observation. I figure the company should be able to make a profit too.
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IBWD MIke
Orange Level Joined: 08 Apr 2012 Location: Newton Ia. Points: 3642 |
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That's pretty close to the prices I paid early January. The Dekalb I bought this year was $233/bag, NK was $210, Asgrow beans $46. Small order, 25 corn, 65 beans.
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tadams(OH)
Orange Level Access Joined: 17 Sep 2009 Location: Jeromesville, O Points: 10017 |
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Do some of the companies still grow seed in South America
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