Agronomy

We Specialize in Crop Solutions.

Introducing NexStar Crop Performance

Five Star Cooperative is a proud distributor of NexStar Crop Performance solutions that are locally packaged and Midwest proven. Visit with your agronomist to see how NexStar might fit into your crop plan. Check out nexstarag.com to view the product line up.

2023 Harvest results are in!

Check out how your favorite hybrids stacked up against the drought this year and take a peek at some alternative traits. View the results from our plots across North Iowa in this summary plot book. Be sure to check in with your agronomist to select the best options for the 2024 growing season in your fields.


Products, Placement, Precision, Profits

Five Star Cooperative is a full service, reliable source of nutrients, seed, advice, application, precision technology, crop scouting and crop protection products and application. Listening is our business, technology and expertise are our tools. Managing risk and reaching each hybrid’s full yield potential is the goal.

Our certified agronomists tailor proven technologies, expertise, and products to your farm. From soil testing, to hybrid selection and planting populations, nutrient management and placement, scouting, disease and weed diagnostics and control, we tailor solutions aimed at Return on Investment. Technology and colorful maps are only valuable when based upon your input.

About Us

Five Star Cooperative is on call to serve farmers in north central and north east Iowa.

We offer the highest quality inputs, including:

  • Full range of fertilizers (liquids, granular blends, anhydrous, urea, 28% N, 32% N, 0-0-60 potash, MAP, starters, and micronutrients 
  • Custom fertilizer blends, (liquid and dry), in-furrow treatments,  side dressing/ top dressing in season.
  • Herbicides and crop protection products, recommendations and application services.
  • Products you know and trust from most agribusinesses. 
  • The expertise to support the timely and accurate use of these products in cost-effective, sustainable ways, with industry-leading equipment and manpower.

Agronomic and Field Services

  • Seed sales and hybrid/variety and hybrid placement for corn, soybeans, alfalfa
  • Timely, reliable, experienced custom application of most of our products per your specifications
  • Top dressing 
  • Field scouting and diagnostics

Seed

Your certified co-op agronomist helps you identify the best seed hybrid or variety for your soil types and goals, field histories and diagnostics. Then, we recommend the best planting populations based upon field histories with the right seed treatments and fertility levels. Five Star agronomists are backed by the industry-leading Winfield United, a deep bench of research, talent, and proven technologies.


Featuring proven premium seed with the full range of trait options from brands include but not limited to DeKalb, Asgrow, Croplan Genetics, Brevant, NK


              Allow us to help you with various hybrid/variety seed guides, such as:

Precision Ag

Our certified agronomists use proven technologies to deliver diagnostic and prescription services, using tools such as the R7 tool, Climate FieldView, SMS Software, and FieldAlytics.

Crop scouting, crop diagnostic assessments and appropriate treatments are considered along with your input, profit and yield goals. 

Agronomy Team

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Agronomy Locations