August 2016

USDA’s Crop Condition Reports reflect little change in Iowa soybean condition this week, but farmers studying bean fields around the state are describing early symptoms of Sudden Death Syndrome. At the Aug. 30 barbecue meeting hosted by consultants Bob Streit and Marv Mortensen at Boone, IA, Bob challenged USDA crop reporters to adjust soybean conditions to […]

We’re curious about a new “biostimulant” called ISO, which has increase corn yields 26% in at least one independent trial.  Its developer, Lance Beem, will be one of the speakers at the Sept. 8 AgriEnergy Resources seminar in Princeton, IL.  AgriEnergy is a distributor of WakeUP, as our previous field trials have indicated it enhances

This was the first summer that Jill and I have gone without reading and enjoying the “Contrary Farmer” columns written by longtime colleague Gene Logsdon. We miss him. Gene died May 31 at age 84 at his country acreage in Wyandot County, Ohio.  Gene and I were associate editors at Farm Journal in Philadelphia for

The past three years, our field test strips have shown profitable yield response to in-furrow biologicals, nutrients and biostimulants — all mobilized with WakeUP. In a world of low corn and soybean prices, the first place we’d encouraging investment in yield boosters is with the seed, in the furrow. A healthier start at germination gives the crop:

Few field days offer a lineup of leading ag experts like this.  You’ll have ample time to visit and listen to them Sept. 6 at a field day sponsored by BRT Ag & Turf, one of our WakeUP distributors, at their traditional field day location near Stockton, IA September 6. The program is below; BRT asks

Farmers across India’s cotton-growing regions could find an unexpected opportunity flowing from a dispute between Monsanto’s seed affiliate and the Indian government, which insists on regulating prices for some of its GMO cotton seed. Monsanto has threatened to embargo sales of its latest version of insect-resistant seed if price restrictions stand. Last year, nine Indian seed

What makes WakeUP different from hundreds of other ag surfactants? WakeUP does more than reduce surface tension in spray solutions. It’s also a powerful cleanser: It softens and lifts the waxy leaf cuticle barrier, so spray products quickly absorb into leaf metabolism. And once the spray solution is circulating in your crop’s phloem tubes, WakeUP