The corn root below is just 20 days old. Phil Pitzenberger planted the corn seed below on May 3 and took this photo May 23. The root is growing profusely in spite of chilly, rainy weather since planting. Phil applied an in-furrow treatment of 6-24-6 plus a quart of zinc and four ounces of a …
A recent news release which adds to the worldwide surge of demands by health-care professionals and others challenging the presumed safety of glyphosate and its many related herbicide formulations. The release comes from Argentina: “The 30,000 health professionals in Argentina in the FESPROSA [a union of health care professionals] ask that glyphosate be now prohibited in our …
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Most of the “major” ag media will be pleading for revival of the Obamatrade bill, which crashed and burned in 302-126 House vote today, June 12. It’s incredulous that our lawmakers concealed the actual legislation from the public, with even Paul Ryan saying us ordinary citizens can read it after the elite insiders turn it …
As crops surge into rapid growth, we get several phone calls a day from WakeUP users who have fresh ideas (and questions) about making the most of prospective crops — or solving problems they see. Here are five ways you can make the most of every dollar spent on nutrients and crop protection: 1. Spray …
By Bob Streit, Crop Consultant, Boone, IA Welcome to the summer of 2015! There were several hesitations and reversals but it seems that summer has finally arrived. Luckily the cold and freezing temps stayed far enough north to not put our crops at risk. After seeing many acres of small corn plants that formed …
WakeUP is designed to make good foliars even better. On average, if a foliar nutrient adds 5 bu. of corn by itself, including WakeUP in the tank mix will increase the performance another 4 bu., or about 80% of the original yield increase. We’ve just completed a test application of Kip Cullers’ new “Compass” foliar …
Since the early 1980s, our mentors for research integrity behind farm products and practices were Dick and Sharon Thompson, a farm couple from Boone, Iowa. Dick Thompson has now passed on to many rewards in Heaven. They were instrumental in founding the research and sharing organization, “Practical Farmers of Iowa” in 1985. PFI now includes 1,500 …
Each season, we conduct 10 to 20 field trials here at our home “plant” in Cedar Falls. We are also the research coordinater for WakeUP distributors nationwide. Actually, worldwide. We watch research in India, the Philippines and elsewhere in Southeast Asia. And we get occasional reports from the European Union, where researchers are using WakeUP …
Why WakeUP Works In Your Crops WakeUP is a colloid, not a dissolved solution. It has a physical action which improves nutrient mobility in crops by sharply reducing the surface tension of water and plant nutrient solutions. Please see the photos and technical description below for the reasons why this is important in crops. Special note …