A federal judge in Brasilia ruled earlier this week that existing registrations of product containing glyphosate will be suspended in the next 30 days. The same court filing indicates that no new products containing glyphosate may be registered for use. Aug 8, 2018 By Jerry Carlson — So far there’s no further word on appeals […]
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Gil Farley, president of Biodyne USA, just sent us the nearby photo of three brilliant red tomatoes which won the tomato Grand Championship at the Indiana State Fair. The grower, Zachary Brazel, enhanced their flavor and total quality with two Biodyne products. Grand Champion tomatoes, Indiana State Fair, 2018 August 7, 2018 — By Jerry Carlson We’ve
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The photo below of a cornfield in north central Iowa was taken the first week of August. We’ve shown it to several agronomists, asking each for a “windshield diagnosis.” So far we don’t have an Agdia strip trial test for goss’s wilt, or local weather data. August 7, 2018 — Opinions so far, based only on the
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When we see an interesting GMO-related scientific paper or article, we usually just link to it in our Healthy Farming News column for your convenience. In this case, an author’s concept is so reasonable and clear-cut that we’ve excerpted it here. August 6, 2018 — The Journal of Environmental Protection and Sustainable Development offers a global open-source publishing outlet
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Many Midwest cornfields are signaling, with a slightly lighter green leaf color, they’re running low on nitrogen. Low chlorophyll levels show before the bottom leaves start firing. The firing signals that the stalk is cannibalizing nutrients in bottom leaves. August 3, 2018 — A quick, low-cost scouting tool that makes an objective measurement of leaf “green-ness” is the atLEAF
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When one of our eastern Corn Belt clients asked us that question, we quizzed a few specialists with inside knowledge of the seed corn business. The essence of their answers: Killing seed fields before seed maturity can lower test weight, cut germination and reduce seedling vigor. Aug. 2, 2018 — Your seed rep may tell you
British farmer Jim Thompson’s test of four beneficial rhizobia bacteria resulted in a one-third increase in weight of sugarbeets while maintaining sugar content.His Allpress Farms in Cambridgeshire Fen tested a new bacteria mix on about 15% of his beets last season. Aug. 1, 1018 — This season, Thompson is followup up with the organisms on all
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In February 2016, Successful Farming launched a feature series with a daring theme for a mainline farm magazine. Title: Meet Your New Boss. It pointed out that future food buyers who are leading the retail food industry will be health-conscious moms who choose natural, non-GMO and organic foods. July 27, 2018 By Jerry Carlson — This week I
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A machine shed on the Dave Schwartz farm just west of Guthrie Center, Iowa is the venue for a farmer meeting where we expect to learn a lot about unleashing the yield power of soil biology. This farm is mostly highly erodible ground with corn suitability ratings downward from 60 points. July 24, 2018 —
We’ll head for the shed Aug. 20, expecting many biologically based new crop ideas! Read More »
Here are a couple of elixirs for encouraging soybeans into more vibrant blooming — especially beans which have lazed through weeks of saturated soils, drifting into the reproductive stage. July 20, 2018 — The first “remedy” is a little weird. But cheap. Its history dates back about 40 years to Dr. Carey Reams, originator of the “Reams
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