On May 31, Pursanova Ltd. president Vatché Keuftedjian forwarded this text message from an Iowa farmer who installed a Pursalex water treatment system: June 4, 2010 — “Prior to installing the Pursanova water system on our farm, we were experiencing significant challenges to the shell quality of the eggs from our chicken flock. We record […]

One technique to spend more management and less cash for weed control is fall-drilling cereal rye, then crimping it at pollen shed and planting directly into the crimped rye. A thick stand of rye — seeded at 100 pounds per acre or so — restrains weeds while soybeans emerge and shade the ground. June 2, 2020 — The

That headline quote comes from Mike Williams, agronomist for Gold Eagle Co-op headquartered in Goldfield, Iowa. He’s talking about his own corn, which was primed at planting with in-furrow and over-the row nutrition and biologicals. Mike farms in Pocahontas County, Iowa. Much of May was cool and cloudy in central Iowa. Even so, Mike’s corn

Even if you’ve wrapped up corn planting, there’s still a way to amp up biological life to enhance root development: Aim a stream of nutrients and Biodyne’s Environoc 401 near the row. May 28, 2020 — We’ve long favored applying live beneficial biologicals in-furrow. But many growers emphasize just seed and speed when planting, not stopping to refill

Here’s a new documentary video that can give you an uplifting break from the pressure of spring planting, spraying and financial worry: It’s Carbon Cowboys, the stories of 10 farmer/ranchers who converted from intensive cultivation to intensive cattle grazing. May 27, 2020  By Jerry Carlson — These families are enthused about restoring soil carbon, their balance sheets

One of our earliest corn-growing experiments — in Spring 2009 — revealed that spraying WakeUP on non-GMO corn at the two-leaf to three-leaf stage generated visibly greater root development. We tested this in a “terrarium” — a four-foot deep, one foot wide and twelve foot long frame filled with soil. That fall, we peeled off one

For about 10 years, our research farm and home has relied on well water treated by a series of filters and finished with a Pursanova system, which is based on quantum physics. We’ve done many field and greenhouse tests showing that water treated with the Pursanova system promotes greater absorption of in-furrow and foliar-applied nutrients. May

AgriEnergy Resources today advised their farmer clients five ways to help your crops recover from freezing damage. We’re posting these recommendations below — plus a suggestion for using WakeUP to multiply effectiveness of each foliar product: Add 5 ounces of WakeUP Spring per acre to your spray water before tank-mixing the recommended nutrient or biological product. The WakeUP will: Enhance uniform

This 2020 season marks the 13th year Irvin Osterloh has raised continuous soybeans on his sandy loam farm in central Wisconsin. His bean yields in normal years have ranged from 45 to 55 bu. per acre. A few years ago with good weather, he won second place a regional soybean yield contest by harvesting 69 bu. per acre. He

Two weeks of field-grade weather across the Upper Midwest allowed farmers record planting progress for corn and soybeans. Memories of rain delays the past two seasons motivated growers to keep planters rolling as long as they could stay awake. With 24-row and larger planters plus precision GPS guidance, growers can cover acres fast. USDA’s crop progress report for May