This season we’ll field-test a few more potentially synergistic combinations of crop residue digesting fungi, nutrients and in-furrow biological products. Plus, of course, WakeUP Spring to amplify their effects. We’re cooperating with companies and our nearby professional field-testing firm, Agricultural Custom Research (ACRES) to get statistical results. May 11, 2018 — One promising field test will be on […]

AgriEnergy Resources of Princeton, IL just released a new e-mail report in its “Groundwork” recommendations: Banding nutrients and biologicals close to corn and soybean rows is a low-cost way to enhance yields. We’re reprinting AgriEnergy’s report here, and you can also visit this link to see the original report. May 10, 2018 — Over the past

This simple demonstration shows how NPK, trace elements and biological products surface-applied as liquids after planting can migrate quickly and uniformly to the root zone with WakeUP in the solution. It can help “make up” for missed in-furrow applications abandoned in the rush to get crops planted this spring. May 5, 2018  By Jerry Carlson —

This morning’s arrival on our family’s 20-acre “eco-patch” is a beaver. He or she joined mink and muskrat denizens, and it will be interesting to see if this creature’s appetite will resolve a problem we’ve had for years: Willow saplings whose roots clog our field tile.  May 4, 2018 — This friendly creature circled the

We’re quoting that question from Iowa crop consultant Bob Streit, posted to his clients and friends today as part of his weekly advisory service. Here’s the rest of that section, lifted out of his longer column and slightly edited by us. May 3, 2018  By Bob Streit —  “With the break in the weather, the agenda

Just over a month since planting, our 40 “test tube” root growing tests show that adding beneficial live microbes with in-furrow treatments, along with a biostimulant and WakeUP Spring, consistently leads to more vigorous rooting compared with no biological boosters. May 2, 2018 — If you’re taking a few minutes off from corn planting, check out these photos

Root and top growth in our test-tube experiment remains consistent, now passing the three-week mark after planting. Total height of the seed treated in-furrow with SP-1, LigniSeed and WakeUP Spring is 35 inches from root tip to leaf tip, and a fifth leaf unfurling. The untreated comparison is 25 inches from root tip to leaf

A TeeJet ad in the April Wallaces Farmer says chemical producers recommend the “Turbo TeeJet Induction Spray Tip” for “ultra coarse droplets” allowing only 2% “driftable fines.” A coarse droplet intensifies your need for WakeUP Summer, so big droplets clear-coat the leaf and absorb immediately. April 16, 2018 — We’ve presented the same point many times: A coarse foliar spray droplet reduces drift

This Spring a Great Blue heron began fishing in our farm pond for the first time. The huge Ardea herodias is the largest bird we’ve seen among the many dozens of species now migrating to our “20-Acre Eden” near Cedar Falls, Iowa.  Why do you suppose they’re congregating on our little haven? When we moved