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FSC
would like to be able to contact its customers when we feel we
have an item of interest for them, whether it’s a tire sale at
Irwin, test plot dates, lube oil sales, an in-sect infestation,
a computer virus, or whatever the case might be. These
notifications would be done ONLY when the need arises, we do not
intend to flood your email every day as some businesses do. But
in order to efficiently contact you, we need your email address.
FSC customers who provides us with their email address by
August 31, 2009 will have their name in a drawing for a Dell
notebook computer. Simply
log onto our website,
www.fscoop.com
and click on the link
to SUBMIT your email address and we will put your name in the
drawing. The winner will be notified at end of August. (FSC
WILL NOT give out or sell your email address. Also, FSC
employees, directors, and their families are excluded from the
drawing for the laptop. )
AERIAL SPRAYING
With
the timely rains and the temperatures starting to warm up the
corn has really taken off in the last few days. Before we know
it we will start to see some tassels popping up in the fields.
Now is the time to start thinking about some fungicide
application. Last year Headline was aerial applied on a
significant amount of acres, and has proven to increase yield,
stand ability and overall plant health in corn and soybeans. If
interested in applying some Headline on your acres bring in your
current 2009 maps with the farm name, section, township, and
number of acres to your local FSC agronomy center.
PROPANE CONTRACTING STARTING IN
JUNE– BEST VALUE IN 4 YEARS….
The FSC Energy department will once again start offering propane
contracts in June. These contracts are designed to protect
customers from price spikes during peak winter usage. In recent
seasons contracting has been the right thing to do. But with
energy prices moving up and down everyday, propane users may
wonder if contracting is the right thing to do. Below is a
chart outlining past market prices vs. contract prices:
|
Year |
Contract Price |
Top Market Price
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Savings per Gallon |
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2000-2001 |
$0.92 |
$1.17 |
$.25 |
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2001-2002 |
$0.83 |
$1.02 |
$.44 |
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2002-2003 |
$0.69 |
$0.80 |
$.11 |
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2003-2004 |
$0.96 |
$1.20 |
$.24 |
|
2004-2005 |
$0.99 |
$1.25 |
$.26 |
|
2005-2006 |
$1.29 |
$1.75 |
$.46 |
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2006-2007 |
$1.539 |
$1.70 |
$.16 |
|
2007-2008 |
$1.569 |
$2.169 |
$.60 |
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2008-2009 |
$2.159 |
$1.659 |
-$.50 |
|
Average contract savings
|
$.225 |
CHRIS BEHRENS SAYS…..In
my opinion, with propane prices over $.80 lower than last year
and crude oil prices moving higher, contracting is still a good
program. We need to remember that contacting is not about
locking in the lowest price of the season, but to avoid price
spikes that happen throughout the heating season.
AERIAL CROP
SPRAYING
Fungicide
application is a rapidly growing part in today’s farming
environment. Area growers have seen good crop response to
fungicide application on corn in late July to early August.
This year FSC has contracted with Speas Aviation of Grinnell,
Iowa for aerial crop spraying. Speas has 35 years experience in
agriculture and ag products. Speas will be using GPS equipped
helicopters which will work best in the western Iowa terrain.

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