Australian researcher John McLean conducted an exhaustive audit on the key long-term climate data which the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change uses for its “consensus” on man-made global warming. He found the data has been severely corrupted and manipulated. His conclusion: Today’s “consensus” of man-made world warming is built on an unreliable foundation. It’s a shaky base from […]

Several new stalk residue digester products are emerging in the marketplace. Your decision may well be not deciding whether to speed residue breakdown, but “which one is best?”  Farmers’ demand is demonstrating their effectiveness. Although a strong cover-crop program also enhances your microbial diversity, the tonnage of cornstalks still presents a challenge. September 27, 2018 — Many fields in the

Advertising-supported farm magazines have long taken a… well, a tactful approach to reporting the damage potential of ag chemicals. But this week, Prairie Farmer courageously focused directly on the huge challenge dicamba herbicides face because of damage to high-value crops and urban environments. Sept. 23, 2018 — Christy Couch Lee’s feature published two days ago, “Orchard growers raise

Here’s a series of seven photos which farmer Howard Vlieger shot at his farm, and e-mailed us Sept. 17. They show the dramatic difference in soil absorption between his biologically managed and cover-cropped fields, compared with neighboring “conventionally” tilled fields. September 22, 2018 — Howard Vlieger’s e-mail handle is “studentofthesoil.” That’s the way his family has farmed for years. And

First, crunch those tough, tire-jabbing cornstalks. Second, spray on a residue-digesting blend of lignin-loving microbes that will chew through cellulose and lignin. This one-two punch converts more raw carbon from stalks to humus. Then over the following weeks, the active humus meters out stored nutrients to your crop.  Sept. 11, 2018 — On this date, Sept. 11,  it’s appropriate

Rivers of rainstorms drowned out my second and final foliar spray application in a simple experiment on sweetcorn in late August. But with only one foliar application of Mainstay Si, the data showed a “signal” of silicon at work. That’s what John Kelly of Redox advised in an August 20 seminar.  September 9, 2018 by Jerry Carlson — Bottom line first: Just one

Five tons of stalk and cob residue recaptured biologically after a 250-bu. corn harvest contain roughly 112 lbs. of N, 40 lbs. of P2O5 and 275 pounds of K2O. Growers who’ve learned how to unleash biological life in their soils can earn even greater values with water absorption and storage capacity, crop health and resilience against weather stress. September 5, 2018   by

“This part of our garden was solid Canadian thistle this spring,” Howard Vlieger said in a message which accompanied the photo at the bottom of this report. Howard’s home and farm is in Sioux County, northwestern Iowa. August 26, 2018 — The transformation from thistles to a thick cover crop on this patch occurred with the

One of America’s venerable crop consultants, Dr. Carey Reams, often cited this maxim: “If you could double the thickness of a crop leaf, that leaf would increase its sugar production four times. The extra chlorophyll would capture much more sunlight energy.” August 24, 2018 — Research with calcium silicate is approaching that theoretical goal. For several years, vegetable and fruit