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News & Notes Summer 2025

Jun 12, 2025 | Cendak Cooperative
We are always trying to make the next season better so here are a few considerations that would help us help you in #plant2026.

Summer 2025 Discounts

Jun 12, 2025 | Cendak Cooperative
We are offering a reduced labor rate of $95 (down from $140) /hour on work to be done in our shop and booked with a down payment between now and October 1, 2025.

Recent Technology News

Applicator filling drone tank in a field

Making the Perfect Pass: Lessons from Our Drone Workshop

Aug 11, 2026 | Answer Tech
The use of drones in row crop agriculture is growing rapidly. It’s estimated that thousands of spray drones entered the U.S. agriculture market last year alone. Yet education on how to use the technology properly and effectively has not kept pace with adoption. That&rsqu...
Red sprayer applying a fungicide application

Make the Most of Your Fungicide Application

Jun 11, 2026 | Answer Plot
If I had a crystal ball, I could tell you how heavy disease pressure will be in the future. But since I don’t, my best advice is to use data and your trusted advisors to determine the best course of action to protect plant health.  Use resources to make educated fun...
Drone spraying pesticide on a cornfield

3 Must-Knows for Drone Applications

May 19, 2026 | Answer Tech
Every pesticide application worth making is worth doing correctly. Drones have proven to be a helpful innovation for efficient crop protection applications, but many precise factors need to be right in order to optimize performance. Whether you’re spraying your own crops, s...
Retailer loading up boxes of adjuvants into the back of a pickup truck.

Help Inputs Work Harder

May 04, 2026 | Answer Plot
To maximize profitability potential, every dollar spent on crop protection products must deliver the best possible return on investment. That’s where adjuvants come in. They’re the unsung heroes of the tank mix, and they can help enhance the performance of herbicides,...
Early-season cornfield

5 Tips for Managing Early-Season Plant Stress

Mar 04, 2026 | Answer Plot
Planting is just around the corner. Every decision you make, including your seed purchase and the ground conditions you place it in, can affect the number on the yield monitor at harvest. When seeds start in cold, wet soils, it can lead to early-season plant stress that can impac...
Drone shot of a grower applying a pre-emergence herbicide

Take Care of Early Spring Weeds Before Planting

Feb 24, 2026 | Answer Plot
If you deal with winter or spring annual weeds in your fields, it's important to consider including a spring burndown herbicide application. Winter annuals, including marestail, chickweed, henbit, pennycress and shepherd’s purse, resume growing as soon as temperatures g...
Spraying fungicide on mid-season corn field

Look to Fungicides to Help Manage Disease in High-Value Hybrids

Dec 16, 2025 | Answer Plot
In 2025, moisture was extremely prevalent in some areas, and with it, disease pressure. Across the lower corn belt from St. Louis to central Ohio, heavy rains came in the early season, impacting planting timing, while the central upper Midwest received excessive moisture mid-seas...
Closeup of a soybean plant.

6 Disease Management Tips for Corn and Soybeans

Nov 25, 2025 | Answer Plot
With the strong disease pressures we saw in 2025, it’s a good idea to consider now how you’ll handle those potential threats in the upcoming season. Your crops (and your wallet) will benefit from a proactive approach to disease management. Here are six tips to plan ah...