Oct. 28, 2016 By Bob Streit, crop consultant 1. Harvest is continuing with more people expecting to finish up by this weekend. The long string of semi-dry weather has helped and much of the corn is down around 16-17%. 2. Even most wet and replanted beans have been harvested. The yields have […]
Early harvest has an upside: More opportunity for biological soil building Read More »
A No-Till Farmer magazine survey of 400 readers indicates an ongoing shift away from Roundup Ready traits. Non-GMO corn gained share of market in 2016, along with LibertyLink technology. The survey doesn’t forecast farmers’ intentions for seed choices in 2017. However, from our own visits and observations, the trend toward non-GMO will probably gain acreage again.
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Oct. 20, 2016 — It’s really encouraging to see a growing percentage of farmers in our north central Corn Belt region pushing hard to capture carbon and nutrients from corn and bean residue just as it hits the ground from the combine. Some farmers have separate crews applying residue-digesting biologicals, running vertical tillage rigs, shredding stalks,
Your next crop starts now, as your “littlest livestock” digest 2016 harvest residue Read More »
Oct 18, 2016 — By Bob Streit, crop consultant — The month is over half complete and harvest progress is moving along erratically. In spite of often rosy weather predictions, many of the days end up cloudy and overcast with accompanying drizzle, instead of being warm and sunny. It is tough to combine beans
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By crop consultant Bob Streit, Oct. 4,2016 — October is here and with it are shorter days, cooler temps and a harvest that is well underway. In the state the big news last week and the week before were the big rains that fell in eastern Iowa, southern MN and many points to the east.
Central Corn Belt soybean yields coming in strong, corn below expectations Read More »
I met a new source of nutrition information after the Farm Progress Show at Bob Streit’s evening briefing for farmers in Boone, IA. JR Santos of Brazil introduced himself and expressed interest in whether WakeUP could help mobilize his company’s line of nutrients, many of which are foliar-applied. He’s based at Urbandale, IA as a
Further field evidence that good nutrition helps crops resist disease, live longer Read More »
A generation or two from now, historians will reflect on the courage and intellect of only a few scientists and other serious investigators. We’re pointing toward those who are piercing through the political shrouds which obscure the troubling truths about the rapid rise in agriculture of genetically engineered crops and the toxins linked with them.
Heroes of American health research, part 1: Samsel and Seneff Read More »