Tiffin, Ohio, USA
August 19, 2013
In a crowded marketplace, Steyer Seeds continues to innovate as a growing, progressive company with access to the best genetics and a new proprietary crop management tool marrying farmers’ data with seed attributes.
ACRES (Advanced Crop Revenue Enhancement System) is an innovative, new program that was unveiled earlier this year at the 48th National Farm Machinery Show in
Louisville, Ky. ACRES combines on-farm data about soil attributes, crop rotation, etc. with the unique performance attributes of seed, chemical and fertilizer products to
ensure optimal performance.
ACRES offers customers the following benefits:
- Steyer has access to all trait platforms so trait rotation is taken into account in order to avoid insect resistance to Bt events
- Order placement component ties into Steyer’s inventory in real time
- Geo-fulfillment component to improve delivery efficiencies
- Herbicide sensitivity ratings on hybrids are noted
“As farmers become businessmen, they are in great need of tools that help them maximize yield potential,” said Ben Steyer, Vice President of Sales and Marketing of Steyer Seeds. “With the ACRES platform, we can match up the best seeds with the right soil type, giving farmers accurate information on optimal performance and creating greater profit.”
As an independent company, Steyer provides its customers a broad range of access to leading-edge product lines such as Genuity®, Monsanto’s innovative trait brand that uses the latest seed trait technology for corn, soybeans and specialty crops for maximum crop protection, and Syngenta’s strong-performing Agrisure® line.
ACRES is built upon the Data-Driven Farming System by MyFarms to combine proprietary product knowledge with the data farmers own and manage to improve crop production. ACRES leverages the core structure of MyFarms to provide a robust, comprehensive crop management tool that allows farmers to benefit from Steyer’s experts to ensure success.
Some of these additional benefits include:
- More reliably ensure the genetic diversity farmers need, across multiple trait platforms, for optimum yield potential.
- Doesn’t require forfeiting buying power to diversify seed package. One source means a greater volume discount no matter what you buy.
- Plant what you want, without having to conform to the sales quotas or trait marketing push of the big seed companies that sometimes recommend what’s best for them . . . not your farm.
- Can respond to changing conditions better because Steyer can respond to farmers faster through ACRES.
- By understanding geography, soil types, nutrient levels and maturity levels, Steyer works with each farmer to pick the right portfolio of hybrids for his or her individual farm.
“We have an incredible amount of data on the seeds we sell, and farmers know their fields better than anyone,” Ben Steyer said. “Precision agriculture lets us put these two
things together so that our customers get the most out of their ground when using our products.”
Steyer Seeds, established in Tiffin, Ohio, in 1985, has gained a strong foothold in the heart of the Midwest’s competitive wheat, corn, soybean and alfalfa producing area and
is dedicated to serving professional farmers. The Steyer family started farming in 1949 when Art Steyer purchased 144 acres near Fort Seneca, Ohio. The company has had a
facility in Mason City, Ill., since 2010, and has a team of sales representatives throughout the Midwest, including Ohio and Illinois. Steyer believes that seed purchases today are an investment in a farmer’s future and is committed to providing the finest value and highest return by utilizing outstanding quality, exceptional biotechnology, value-oriented programs and tools and personalized relationships and services.
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