Producers Blog

Marty Shafer (DSM, Region 3 – Western Nebraska)

What an exciting time to be a District Sales Manager for one of the top seed companies in the seed industry.  I am a District Sales Manager for Producers Hybrids in Southwest Nebraska. I cover nine counties in the furthest southwest corner of the state.

We are quickly approaching one of my favorite times of the year. The leaves are changing color, the days are starting to be cooler, the bugs are getting fewer and Nebraska is playing football. What a great season.

Also in my area, we have started to receive some much-needed moisture. With area farmers having some wheat drilled before our rains, the wheat already looks better this fall than it did earlier this March. It is fun to be in the country when Mother Nature helps out too.

Another reason for my excitement is that it is the start of harvest. This is the time when we get to see if all our hard work, whether it’s the producer putting the crop in or our seed specialists placing the right hybrids, has paid off. It is also time to ride in the combine and see firsthand what products we want to advance with on each of your farms. This is a very valuable time for the seed salesman and also a relaxing time.  Riding combines and weighing crops as they come out of the field mixed with the interaction with our customers is always a fun time.

However, keep in mind, this is also a very dangerous time. The amount of daylight is shorter but the days in the field are longer, which makes it even more important that we take safety seriously during the harvest season. Each of you are not only our customers but also valued friends, so please be careful this harvest season so we can reflect next year on how great this year really was.

I will see you in the corn field.