Albert Lea Seed House Spring 2018 Organic Newsletter | Page 3

who wants to know why our hay tests
are so much better, why our corn
silage is so much better. He wants
to know ‘What are you guys doing
different?’ But it all starts with the soil.
Keith: There’s so much that we still
have to learn from the soil. In organic
farming, you’re never sitting still.
You’ve got to keep your mind open.
This is what we’re living.
Kind Words: Albert Lea Seed and Viking Brand Corn &
Soybeans
The Wilsons are long-time customers
and growers for Albert Lea Seed.
yield-checked in the 190s.
And we like working with Albert Lea
Seed. It’s so nice to have people who
know what we’re talking about when
we say ‘this worked’ or ‘that didn’t
work’. They even call us when they
think there’s something new that will
help us.
Kim: They’ll work with you on anything.
If you’ve got questions you can call
them. There’s not a lot of places like
that anymore.
“This is what we’re living.”
Kim: We’ve always had Viking.
Kevin: Viking for corn, soybeans, and
alfalfa. They all seem to do really
well. We’ve got a variety of Viking
soybeans we really like, Viking 2188.
Kim: They were our top beans by far
on our no-till ground and on our tilled.
Keith: We doubled the order for it
this year. And then we had Viking
corn, like our silage strips. They were
“There’s so much that we still
have to learn from the soil.”