We were thrilled to have several local FFA Chapters participate in our interactive agronomy learning day on Tuesday, August 14th, as part of the Bag to Bin Crop Tour program. The learning day capped off with an agronomy contest where the winning chapters took home $1,750! The Bag to Bin FFA Agronomy Contest was comprised … Continue reading FFA Agronomy Contest Results
Agronomic test plots are nothing new. I’m sure most of you get invited out to a field day at your seed dealer’s test plot each year to learn more about the variances, advances and options available in seed varieties. Or maybe the local coop has invited you to their field plot, where they compare various … Continue reading Bag to Bin Crop Tour 2018
Swiderski Equipment is proud to support our FFA students in various ways throughout the year, but we especially enjoy the WI FFA State Convention Career Expo each year! The Career Expo provides students a chance to learn more about career opportunities in agriculture and often plants the seed for students to understand there are a … Continue reading Cultivating Our Next Crop of Leaders
Dukestead Acres was first established in 1973 in Neosho, WI, a small town in Dodge County. Jim and Marilyn Dukelow started the farm with only 40 cows and one D17 Allis Chalmers tractor. Jim and Marilyn’s 4 children, Chris, Greg, Jon, and Becky, were all raised on the farm and shared in the work and … Continue reading Partner Spotlight: Dukestead Acres
Properly processing corn silage is critical for today’s modern dairy business. Dairy producers and custom harvest crews alike understand the importance of chopping at the right time with the right machine to harvest their feed potential at the highest level for the entire year. As your partner on the job, Swiderski Equipment is committed to … Continue reading SEI Spring Chopper Maintenance Clinics
Improve your growing season by applying nitrogen to your crops when and where it matters most. When you add sidedressing to your operation, your crops will have enough nitrogen to optimize your yield and profitability. Most nitrogen is used by the crop during its initial growth, as sidedressing enables maximum growth and yield by replacing … Continue reading A Guide to Sidedressing: Delayed Nitrogen Application and Yield Improvement
As customer appreciation week comes to a close, we can't help but feel a huge sense of pride for our customers. We wouldn't be Swiderski Equipment without you, so believe us when we say THANK YOU! We are proud to be your partners on the job!
With eyes in the sky and boots on the ground, farmers have more data than ever with which to make decisions. The low hum of a drone buzzing in the air. Fixed-wing aircraft gliding over the clouds. Satellites orbiting Earth. The future, as laid out in a sci-fi novel, is now. And agriculture, with its … Continue reading Futuristic Farming
Like most of his classmates, Joe Burkhardt worked hard and saved his graduation money to buy something special he had always wanted. But unlike most of the other kids, Joe used his money as a down payment to launch his dream of farming, purchasing a round baler from Swiderski Equipment in Thorp. That dream has … Continue reading Partner Spotlights: Joe Burkhardt, J&L Burkhardt, LLC.
Precision farming technology continues to change and advance our farming practices. Auto-guidance, auto-steer and a host of other GPS-guided systems improve accuracy and efficiency in operating tractors and equipment. Even the best technology can suffer from disruptions, decreasing the accuracy or signal reliability. Correction services can vastly improve the efficiency and precision of your precision … Continue reading The Precision of Precision Farming
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