July 30, 2025 - Our 2026 Catalog is titled “Hats Off to Farmers – embracing the roles we play”. View the 2026 1st Choice Seeds Catalog here! Part of the joy and challenge of being a business owner and farmer is I get to wear many hats. I can’t…
July 30, 2024 - The 2025 Catalog theme is 1st Choice. Your Choice. Why? View the full 1st Choice Seeds 2025 Catalog here! Our mission at 1st Choice Seeds is to be the most customer-responsive seed company in our region by listening to our customers’ needs and responding with…
June 3, 2024 - Mark Borden, Seed Specialist It seems that each year as we prepare for our next crop we endure many hours putting together a plan. We work hard to make sure we have all the necessary products in place. We work extra hours to prepare equipment.…
May 24, 2024 - Many farmers were able to start planting early this season due to warmer weather in April, but as with any season, there are/were still conditions that had to be dealt with. “As we push the calendar closer to June, most of us have ideal conditions…
April 29, 2024 - Indiana “This is the earliest my guys have been in the fields since 2012! We’ve had record progress in central and southern Indiana. It’s been a dry late April allowing everyone to start early around here. Northern Indiana has been wet.” – Mark Borden, Seed…
March 26, 2024 - According to the calendar, spring is here! We’ve had a few days of nicer weather here and there, so everyone is anxious to get started. Deciding when to plant can be difficult. There’s positives and negatives to planting early… but there’s also positives and negatives…
February 19, 2024 - Our 2024 shipping season officially began on February 15th. There may be snow on the ground in some places, but spring will be here before we know it! Make sure to contact our shipping department as soon as possible if your farm has any special…
January 30, 2024 - We are still a few months away from planting, but it’s never too early to start planning. We asked some of our Seed Specialists about the 2024 forecast… weather, commodity prices, the market. What is everyone thinking about right now? “A lot of guys are…
December 19, 2023 - 2023 is quickly coming to an end, but we have a lot planned for 2024! Our team has three farm shows coming up in the first few months, details below: Keystone Farm Show January 9th – 11th, 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. (closes early Thursday…
October 30, 2023 - Indiana “Most of my customers started with beans this year and never stopped until the rain came. I’ve been flabbergasted by the yields for both corn and soybeans from our test plots and from customer fields. We’ve never seen fields yield this much! 2023 will…
