Corn
About our Corn Crops
Yellow Corn
Use: Primarily used for livestock feed, ethanol production, and processed foods (like corn syrup, starch).
Traits: Field corn containing the newest cutting edge genetics.
Buyers: Ideal for feed mills, food processors
White Corn
Use: Feed and Food Grade with added traits for pest resistance, herbicide tolerance, etc.
Traits: Higher yields, lower input costs, better pest/disease resistance.
Buyers: Conventional feedlots, large-scale food processors.
Our main objective is to assist our landowners in receiving the highest return for their investment. This is accomplished through our precision farming with the latest technology in agriculture to provide the highest development and care of farmland.
Raasch Family Farms
RF Grain / Raasch Brothers LLC
Errie W. Raasch IV
5501 Liberty Bend Rd S, Liberty, MO 64068
Cell: 816-808-8096 Email: raaschbrothers@gmail.com
How Can Raasch Farms work for its clients?
Raasch Farm’s Economy of Scale
–Lower input costs through wholesale inputs
–Existing machinery and storage facilities already in place
–Currently a selected member of Bayers TOP PRODUCER program to obtain the top technology and expertise while keeping costs down.
Raasch Farm’s Expertise
–Marketing of commodities
–Modern machinery/ latest GPS and farming technology
–Improved efficiency in the field
–Expertise in plant nutrition and plant health, with all acres receiving regular soil samples and analysis
–Large custom shop to complete all repairs in house, thus reducing expenses
–Experts in Irrigations to reduce drought risk and maximize a farms potential
Raasch Farm’s Diversity
–Hard-working with family values that make for a strong business environment
–Farming in multiple locations to spread risk in natural disasters
–Other Agri-tourism businesses such as the Corn Maze and Pumpkin Patch, Irrigation business, along with a commercial fertilizer dealer/ applicator business broaden alternative income avenues
Precision Farming
We use variable rate fertilizer and seeding based on soil characteristics and soil tests.
We employ variable rate irrigation based on soil water holding capacity and variable rate fertilizer through pivots for improving yields and soils.
