--- title: Blog | Dan Frieberg (2) description: President, Dan Frieberg, grew up on a farm in Iowa & graduated from Iowa State University. His career includes wholesale fertilizer sales, retail management, serving as CEO of the Iowa Fertilizer & Chemical Association & later the Agribusiness Association of Iowa & business consulting. Dan loves Diet Pepsi & has a good hair day, everyday. 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His career includes wholesale fertilizer sales, retail management, serving as CEO of the Iowa Fertilizer & Chemical Association & later the Agribusiness Association of Iowa & business consulting. Dan loves Diet Pepsi & has a good hair day, everyday. Find me on: ### Recent Posts ## [Does Carbon Sequestration Pay?](https://info.premiercrop.com/blog/does-carbon-sequestration-pay) Posted by [Dan Frieberg](https://info.premiercrop.com/blog/author/dan-frieberg) on 2/25/21 9:51 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://info.premiercrop.com/hubfs/FBsoilcarbon.jpg)](https://info.premiercrop.com/blog/does-carbon-sequestration-pay) ***"I believe that if we really want soils to be that carbon sequestering part, we need to be explaining to agriculture and producers this whole dynamic of carbon and how it's going to benefit them in ways that they really haven't thought about very much." Dr. Jerry Hatfield*** [Read More](https://info.premiercrop.com/blog/does-carbon-sequestration-pay) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://info.premiercrop.com/blog/does-carbon-sequestration-pay#comments-listing) Topics: [Precision ag](https://info.premiercrop.com/blog/tag/precision-ag), [soil health](https://info.premiercrop.com/blog/tag/soil-health), [yield efficiency](https://info.premiercrop.com/blog/tag/yield-efficiency), [carbon credits](https://info.premiercrop.com/blog/tag/carbon-credits), [carbon sequestration](https://info.premiercrop.com/blog/tag/carbon-sequestration), [cover crops](https://info.premiercrop.com/blog/tag/cover-crops), [no-till](https://info.premiercrop.com/blog/tag/no-till) ## [Why You Need a Farm Plan](https://info.premiercrop.com/blog/why-you-need-a-farm-plan) Posted by [Dan Frieberg](https://info.premiercrop.com/blog/author/dan-frieberg) on 2/18/21 8:30 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/HoMgnX62u7D0EMZQgvykfwnfqkUdBeWlCI2VsZte2VBZMR0ixzcQ8YpPKDpt6yJD5OuVSlq0xJbI7IK6k1HCnV4lXT0uvLYJHyBzg3d9q-iv2E6STy7DMaY1e9nOo_Y-oDn7J-vq)](https://info.premiercrop.com/blog/why-you-need-a-farm-plan) It takes a great deal of effort to plan appropriately for the upcoming crop season. It isn't easy to be successful, and it definitely takes some time. There's an old saying that says, “You plan your work, and then you work your plan.”  [Read More](https://info.premiercrop.com/blog/why-you-need-a-farm-plan) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://info.premiercrop.com/blog/why-you-need-a-farm-plan#comments-listing) Topics: [Farming](https://info.premiercrop.com/blog/tag/farming), [Precision ag](https://info.premiercrop.com/blog/tag/precision-ag), [crop protection](https://info.premiercrop.com/blog/tag/crop-protection), [hybrid selection](https://info.premiercrop.com/blog/tag/hybrid-selection), [data driven decisions](https://info.premiercrop.com/blog/tag/data-driven-decisions), [Farm Plan](https://info.premiercrop.com/blog/tag/farm-plan), [farm finance](https://info.premiercrop.com/blog/tag/farm-finance) ## [Improving Farm Efficiency with Nutrient Planning](https://info.premiercrop.com/blog/improving-farm-efficiency-with-nutrient-planning) Posted by [Dan Frieberg](https://info.premiercrop.com/blog/author/dan-frieberg) on 2/4/21 10:00 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://info.premiercrop.com/hubfs/Nutrient%20Planning-01-2.png)](https://info.premiercrop.com/blog/improving-farm-efficiency-with-nutrient-planning) Our approach to nutrient planning is based on the fact that we want to allow our advisors, partners, and growers to get ahead when it comes to planning for the next crop season. Some advisors are having this conversation early, even before growers start combining in the fall. As we dial our focus on helping growers create a plan before the growing season begins, we look at several things. Using a spatial soil sample as one of the foundation pieces is a large part of what we do. A spatial soil sample could be a grid sample where the field is divided into smaller sizes, giving you a number of samples within a field, two-and-a-half-acre grids are common in most areas. In other areas where the field is divided into zones, zone sampling can be driven by soils, historic imagery, or EC conductivity. Instead of capturing one sample for an entire field, they're capturing more intense, site-specific samples. Layering all these samples into one computerized system and letting data science derive the factors for you helps, rather than trying to figure it out on your own in those frustrating excel sheets. [Read More](https://info.premiercrop.com/blog/improving-farm-efficiency-with-nutrient-planning) 1 Comment [Click here to read/write comments](https://info.premiercrop.com/blog/improving-farm-efficiency-with-nutrient-planning#comments-listing) Topics: [data analytics](https://info.premiercrop.com/blog/tag/data-analytics), [Precision ag](https://info.premiercrop.com/blog/tag/precision-ag), [crop protection](https://info.premiercrop.com/blog/tag/crop-protection), [trials](https://info.premiercrop.com/blog/tag/trials), [Farm Plan](https://info.premiercrop.com/blog/tag/farm-plan), [nutrient removals](https://info.premiercrop.com/blog/tag/nutrient-removals) ## [Using Data for Hybrid and Variety Seed Selection](https://info.premiercrop.com/blog/using-data-for-hybrid-and-variety-seed-selection) Posted by [Dan Frieberg](https://info.premiercrop.com/blog/author/dan-frieberg) on 12/23/20 10:15 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://info.premiercrop.com/hubfs/premiercrop_manageyourseedinvestmentFB.png)](https://info.premiercrop.com/blog/using-data-for-hybrid-and-variety-seed-selection) *"Part of the value of what they get in the Premier Crop program is being able to see beyond their own operations. A lot of times, hybrid and variety is the very first thing they look for."* [Read More](https://info.premiercrop.com/blog/using-data-for-hybrid-and-variety-seed-selection) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://info.premiercrop.com/blog/using-data-for-hybrid-and-variety-seed-selection#comments-listing) Topics: [Farm technology](https://info.premiercrop.com/blog/tag/farm-technology), [data analytics](https://info.premiercrop.com/blog/tag/data-analytics), [Precision ag](https://info.premiercrop.com/blog/tag/precision-ag), [Ag technology](https://info.premiercrop.com/blog/tag/ag-technology), [hybrid selection](https://info.premiercrop.com/blog/tag/hybrid-selection), [group data](https://info.premiercrop.com/blog/tag/group-data), [benchmarking](https://info.premiercrop.com/blog/tag/benchmarking), [data driven decisions](https://info.premiercrop.com/blog/tag/data-driven-decisions), [seed selection](https://info.premiercrop.com/blog/tag/seed-selection), [yield efficiency](https://info.premiercrop.com/blog/tag/yield-efficiency), [farm analytics](https://info.premiercrop.com/blog/tag/farm-analytics), [Farm Plan](https://info.premiercrop.com/blog/tag/farm-plan) ## [The State of Ag and Business with Damian Mason](https://info.premiercrop.com/blog/the-state-of-ag-and-business-with-damian-mason) Posted by [Dan Frieberg](https://info.premiercrop.com/blog/author/dan-frieberg) on 12/3/20 10:30 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://info.premiercrop.com/hubfs/Screen%20Shot%202020-12-02%20at%201.39.20%20PM.png)](https://info.premiercrop.com/blog/the-state-of-ag-and-business-with-damian-mason) **Today we will be discussing the ag industry with ag author, speaker, comedian, and personality - Damian Mason. Damian speaks on topics surrounding business and agriculture to keep audiences up to date with a touch of humor.** [Read More](https://info.premiercrop.com/blog/the-state-of-ag-and-business-with-damian-mason) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://info.premiercrop.com/blog/the-state-of-ag-and-business-with-damian-mason#comments-listing) Topics: [Farming](https://info.premiercrop.com/blog/tag/farming), [Precision ag](https://info.premiercrop.com/blog/tag/precision-ag), [economics](https://info.premiercrop.com/blog/tag/economics) ## [Benefits to using your yield monitor](https://info.premiercrop.com/blog/benefits-to-using-your-yield-monitor) Posted by [Dan Frieberg](https://info.premiercrop.com/blog/author/dan-frieberg) on 11/5/20 10:15 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://info.premiercrop.com/hubfs/yieldmonitor.jpg)](https://info.premiercrop.com/blog/benefits-to-using-your-yield-monitor) **"You're capable of using your yield monitor to measure, do trials and check if your plan actually worked. It's so much easier than it used to be." - Dan Frieberg** [Read More](https://info.premiercrop.com/blog/benefits-to-using-your-yield-monitor) 1 Comment [Click here to read/write comments](https://info.premiercrop.com/blog/benefits-to-using-your-yield-monitor#comments-listing) Topics: [Farming](https://info.premiercrop.com/blog/tag/farming), [Farm technology](https://info.premiercrop.com/blog/tag/farm-technology), [data analytics](https://info.premiercrop.com/blog/tag/data-analytics), [yield efficiency](https://info.premiercrop.com/blog/tag/yield-efficiency), [farm analytics](https://info.premiercrop.com/blog/tag/farm-analytics) ## [Farm Finance Featured on the Farm 4 Profit Podcast](https://info.premiercrop.com/blog/farm-finance-feature-on-the-farm-4-profit-podcast) Posted by [Dan Frieberg](https://info.premiercrop.com/blog/author/dan-frieberg) on 10/29/20 10:15 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://info.premiercrop.com/hubfs/premiercrop_yieldefficiencyscorebenchmark-1.png)](https://info.premiercrop.com/blog/farm-finance-feature-on-the-farm-4-profit-podcast) ***"We have growers who tell us that we're helping them with their economics,** **which helps convince their lender to give them the full operating line." Dan Frieberg*** [Read More](https://info.premiercrop.com/blog/farm-finance-feature-on-the-farm-4-profit-podcast) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://info.premiercrop.com/blog/farm-finance-feature-on-the-farm-4-profit-podcast#comments-listing) Topics: [Farming](https://info.premiercrop.com/blog/tag/farming), [Precision ag](https://info.premiercrop.com/blog/tag/precision-ag), [Ag technology](https://info.premiercrop.com/blog/tag/ag-technology), [yield analysis](https://info.premiercrop.com/blog/tag/yield-analysis), [yield efficiency](https://info.premiercrop.com/blog/tag/yield-efficiency), [farm analytics](https://info.premiercrop.com/blog/tag/farm-analytics), [Farm Plan](https://info.premiercrop.com/blog/tag/farm-plan), [farm finance](https://info.premiercrop.com/blog/tag/farm-finance) ## [Create a Nutrient Plan](https://info.premiercrop.com/blog/create-a-nutrient-plan) Posted by [Dan Frieberg](https://info.premiercrop.com/blog/author/dan-frieberg) on 10/1/20 10:15 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://info.premiercrop.com/hubfs/Floaterpic.png)](https://info.premiercrop.com/blog/create-a-nutrient-plan) ***"You don't have to choose aggressive versus conservative nutrient plan for the whole field. You can treat parts of the field really aggressively and parts of the field really conservatively. Having more complex equations for a nutrient plan is a big part of what we do." -Dan Frieberg*** [Read More](https://info.premiercrop.com/blog/create-a-nutrient-plan) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://info.premiercrop.com/blog/create-a-nutrient-plan#comments-listing) ## [Yield Efficiency as a New Measurement of Profitability](https://info.premiercrop.com/blog/yield-efficiency-as-a-new-measurement-of-profitability) Posted by [Dan Frieberg](https://info.premiercrop.com/blog/author/dan-frieberg) on 9/3/20 10:15 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://info.premiercrop.com/hubfs/Yieldefficiencybenchmark.png)](https://info.premiercrop.com/blog/yield-efficiency-as-a-new-measurement-of-profitability) *"Yield efficiency is about tying agronomics and economics together. It's perfect timing for the market because things are so tight at the farm gate."* [Read More](https://info.premiercrop.com/blog/yield-efficiency-as-a-new-measurement-of-profitability) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://info.premiercrop.com/blog/yield-efficiency-as-a-new-measurement-of-profitability#comments-listing) Topics: [yield efficiency](https://info.premiercrop.com/blog/tag/yield-efficiency) ## [Creating a Farm Plan Matters](https://info.premiercrop.com/blog/creating-a-farm-plan-matters) Posted by [Dan Frieberg](https://info.premiercrop.com/blog/author/dan-frieberg) on 8/27/20 10:15 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://info.premiercrop.com/hubfs/premiercrop_farmplan.png)](https://info.premiercrop.com/blog/creating-a-farm-plan-matters) *"Squeezing every possible bushel and dollar out of every acre is critical. You have to create a farm plan to manage areas of your fields. It will produce a dramatically different productivity potential than those who don't create a plan."* [Read More](https://info.premiercrop.com/blog/creating-a-farm-plan-matters) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://info.premiercrop.com/blog/creating-a-farm-plan-matters#comments-listing) Topics: [Farm Plan](https://info.premiercrop.com/blog/tag/farm-plan) [Previous](https://info.premiercrop.com/blog/author/dan-frieberg/page/1) [All posts](https://info.premiercrop.com/blog/all) [Next](https://info.premiercrop.com/blog/author/dan-frieberg/page/3) #### About Premier Crop Systems, based out of Des Moines, IA, started in 1999 to deliver better agronomic decisions through data analysis that lead to higher yields, increased profits and more sustainable practices for customers.  ### Subscribe ### Recent Posts This is a search field with an auto-suggest feature attached. - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. ## Guides [Precision Ag](https://info.premiercrop.com/the-power-of-precision-ag-1) [Farm Profitability](https://info.premiercrop.com/farm-profitability) [Data Analytics](https://info.premiercrop.com/dataanalytics) [Farm Efficiency](https://info.premiercrop.com/farm-efficiency) [Crop Management](https://info.premiercrop.com/crop-management) [Variable Rate Farming](https://info.premiercrop.com/variable-rate-farming) [Soil Health](https://info.premiercrop.com/soil-health)   [![Premier Crop Systems](https://info.premiercrop.com/hubfs/PremierCropSystems_August2018%20Theme/img/PCS-White-Vertical-Logo.png)](http://bluerockdesigns.info/) 2200 Gannett Des Moines, Iowa 50321 515-334-5560 Copyright 2018 Premier Crop Systems | All Rights Reserved. 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