Fall Seeding – Making it Easier with the 1st Products Seed Box

It’s fall and that means it’s time to seed!  First Products Seed Box can make your seeding process more efficient and more accurate than you imagined.  The Seed Box allows both small and large seed varieties to be accurately metered with one feed wheel.  The Seed Box works with all five interchangeable shafts of the Universal Shaft System and creates yet another … Read More

Row Crop Seeding with 1st Products Economy Fertilizer Box

Spring is the time for planting.  There are some simple guidelines that can help you get the most for your money. Using 1st Products Economy Fertilizer Box can drive that savings home – here are some tips when using this piece of equipment: ?    Start with high quality seed.  Certified seed is available for most recommended crops. ?    Apply recommended fertilizer … Read More

Broadcast versus Banding: Efficiency Testing Results with 1st Products Dry Hopper

Fertilization is key to successful crop yield, but being efficient with time and money can make all the difference to your bottom line.  In a recent field test, two local farmers used 1st Products fertilizing equipment on test plots to compare broadcasting versus banding when applying fertilizer to corn crops (1st Products equipment performs banding fertilization). Click here to view … Read More

Equipment Spotlight: Double Disc Liquid Applicators

This month, 1st Products is spotlighting one of our agriculture fertilization products: our Double Disc Liquid Applicators.  These applicators allow fertilizer to be placed right next to the row without dragging up trash. Some highlights of the Double Disc Applicators are: Liquid or dry units are available Attaches directly on planter for positive fertilizer placement Field-proven, heavy duty rigid mounting … Read More

Calling All Vegetable Farmers – Need Fertilizer Boxes for Fall?

Fall is right around the corner, and it’s almost time for fall fertilization of vegetable crops.  Do you have the right equipment to keep your vegetable crop fertilization cost and time efficient?  First Products may be able to help. Our Economy Fertilizer box is the ideal setup for small acres such as vegetable plots and home gardens.  It’s an all … Read More

Summer Heat and Crop Distress

The heat of summer is here, and crops in the south are starting to show distress from the heat and humidity.  The south did have record-breaking rainfall in May, and spring was generally wetter than normal, but farmers are still cautiously watching rainfall totals and predicted deficits. Now is the time to water, and irrigation pumps are working over-time. With … Read More

Late Start with Row Crop Seeding?

The southeastern part of the US is getting a later start with row crop seeding due to the wet spring and cooler than normal temperatures this year.  It’s crunch time, and farmers are struggling to get early vegetable crops in. Early spring vegetable crops need adequate  soil temperature and growing time before harvest, and the cooler temperatures are delaying crop … Read More

Time for Base Fertilization Application!

Spring has arrived, and it’s time to begin base fertilization application. First Products’ fertilizer equipment is designed to reduce your costs by applying fertilizer only where it’s needed. The First Products Dry Fertilizer Hopper allows you to band fertilizer in the row which reduces your fertilizer cost up to 1/3. Our stainless box extensions allow capacity to be increased from … Read More

Fertilizer Boxes Showcased at Raleigh Farm Show

The First Products team will be in Raleigh, North Carolina January 30 – February 1 2013, at the Southern Farm Show!  If you are interested in seeing our top rate dry fertilizer hopper, double disc liquid applicators and economy fertilizer boxes, just stop by booth #3524.  If you can’t make it to the show, check out the pictures and info … Read More

Fertilizer Budgeting – it’s that time!

Now is the time to start considering your fertilizer budget for 2013. When thinking about how and where to spend that hard-earned money, we know there’s no room for waste. With 1st Products’ precision hoppers, you can be sure that you are putting fertilizer exactly where it needs to be – in the row! You can save up to 1/3 … Read More