Bruce Palmer Retires After 42 Years
After over forty years of dedicated service to The McGregor Company Bruce Palmer will be hanging up his spurs.
THE MCGREGOR COMPANY ACQUIRES HYDROGRO
The McGregor Company brings HydroGro into their family-owned ag retail business. HydroGro, based in Arizona, manufactures water based, micronutrient solutions for the agricultural and turf markets. HydroGro has pioneered micronization technology in seed applied nutritionals and holds several patents in that area.
Defend FIFRA!
ACTION NEEDED - Members of congress have introduced two new bills that will jeopardize availability and innovation of pesticide products by imposing unscientific and unbalanced review processes.
Driving VERTICAL Root Growth
M-Struct keeps applied phosphorus more plant-available longer by providing a source for phosphorus to bind to while still remaining plant-available.
Introducing LockdowN
LockdowN is a below-ground nitrification inhibitor specially formulated for anhydrous ammonia, UAN, Aqua, and liquid urea applications to maximize Grains per Head.
3D Printed, Reusable Face Shields
Last April, Chris Hille of The McGregor Company, had an incredible idea...use 3D printers to make face shields for first responders facing the uncertainty of a pandemic. To date, 656 face shields (or assemble components) have been distributed to Pomeroy, Dayton, Othello, Lincoln County, Bonners Ferry ID, Ritzville, Quincy, and many places within Whitman County. This was truly a combined effort.
Fields Tours Have a New Look
McGregor Field Tours will look a little different this year. We are excited to be offering DIGITAL Field Tours in place of our traditional in person tours.
The Season can be LOST in the Second Half
4 bushels per day are LOST for every day grain fill is cut short.
Now What?! Next Steps After Frost Damage
After a hard cold event, it is important to remember that you can still impact the 3 Yield Components - heads per acre, grains per head, and weight per grain. Here's what needs to be considered in order to encourage plant re-growth.
Frost Damage?
These steps and videos will guide you through staging and dissecting wheat to evaluate frost damage in your crop. Hint: Visual leaf damage is not as correlated to the viability of the plant as you might think.