John Hart
For Robbie Umphlett, right, and son Clint Umphlett, variety selection is priority No. 1 for success, followed closely by a good fertility program and then effective pest management. If you don t have the right varieties, you aren t going to make it.
For Robbie and Clint Umphlett, success on the farm begins with good seed.
Certainly, the importance of planting good seed is known by all farmers. Everyone knows that to produce a high-yielding crop, you need to plant good seed. But for Robbie Umphlett, his wife Susan and son Clint Umphlett, who farm cotton, soybeans and wheat in Gates County, N.C., and Suffolk County, Va., selecting the right seed pretty much drives everything they do. It is the key to their success.