Glen Elliott of Clark County, IL just sent us these photos of a field trial in which he’s comparing corn performance of his regular nutrient program — with, and without, WakeUP Spring. His observation as of Sept. 9: Corn looks healthier where he tank-mixed WakeUP with his 2×2 starter mix and also with the foliar […]

Rapid growth of the online “Food Revolution Network” signals a broadening base of consumers keen on healthier diets and more environmentally sound farming. Here’s an opportunity to look into the intensity of consumer commitment that can impact your farming future. September 9, 2020 — This link takes you to a free offer where you can view online the documentary

Advocates of fall-sprayed stalk residue digester products always encourage early application — before temps drop below 50 degrees. This season, central and western Iowans under near-drought conditions can get an earlier opportunity to spray lignin-munching bacteria and fungi because fields are already drying down. September 4, 2020 — Western Iowa farmer Howard Vlieger just sent us

Yesterday, Wall Street Journal reporter Jacob Bunge posted an in-depth article on the WSJ website: “Tech Startup, Trying to Be Amazon for Farms, Runs into Ag Giants.” August 31, 2020 — Bunge’s article offers some of the widest publicity yet for the six-year-old Farm Business Network. It’s a marketing venture intent on infusing Amazon-like tech and competition into retailing seed, ag chemicals

A few Chinese press reports are cautiously mentioning threats to the 2020 grain harvest, including floods and a worsening invasion by locusts in southwest China. We’ve mentioned the locust swarms earlier. Apparently the affected area has widened as harvest starts to approach.  August 29, 2020: Here’s a snippet about the locust attack from an article on today’s South China

It’s 92 F. in central Iowa today. This test field of corn on sandy ground is holding up well — despite only 4.1 inches of rain between May 1 and last weekend, when the area received rains totaling an inch. Corn foliar-sprayed with BioEnsure June 8. Cracks are opening up in the soil, but the corn survives. August

Evidence keeps building that widespread flooding is intensifying China’s demand for imported corn, soybeans, wheat and sorghum. We first speculated on this in an analysis posted July 24 and updated since. August 25, 2020 — Now we can link you to a video posted by an American-based news firm, China Observer, which provides an extensive description

A just-released survey report based on responses of 1,172 cover-cropping farmers across the U.S. shows their enthusiasm and profitability rising steadily for cover crops.  The latest survey also indicates that a rising percentage of farmers are seeing improvements in soil health, improved weed control, better yields and fertilizer savings by planting directly into standing cover crops. August 24,

A few days ago I saw our grandson Blake fold $200 into his wallet. “Sell some more firewood?” I asked. “No. Just 20 pounds of garlic. I priced it cheap. For seed garlic, most big growers charge $25 to $40 a pound or more.” August 22, 2020  By Jerry Carlson — Having seen Blake and a helper, Holly Long, drying

This afternoon, one of our Kansas WakeUP clients asked: “What ideas and products should I be learning about for next year? Right now I have a brief window of time before harvest.” August 20, 2020 — After reflecting on that question, here’s the idea that swam into our ken: Look for ways to amplify and