About five years ago, a Mr. Dave Murphy phoned us here at Renewable Farming LLC and asked if he could visit with us at a convenient time and location. Dave was organizing a nationwide campaign he called “Food Democracy Now.” Our family thought that if such a group could have an impact on farmers — our clients — we should […]
A food movie — “Consumed” — could come to a theater near you Read More »
Foliar feeding corn with the Aurora, NE Cooperative’s “Attain” micronutrient alone added an average of 2.7 bu. onto 275-bu. corn in a random-rep trial this season. Including WakeUP Summer in the tank mix as a surfactant and nutrient carrier pushed that yield gain to almost 6 bu. per acre. The professional research firm reported the average yield increase
WakeUP Summer doubled corn yield gain in Nebraska foliar nutrient trial Read More »
Field Thoughts on Cover Crops: The 2015 fall harvest season is mostly completed in the western half of the state and progressing slowly in the eastern half. Later planting and having time consumed by livestock chores takes a good bite out of each for farmers in that area. There have been many acres of corn
Consultant Bob Streit: Focus on cover crops, residue management Read More »
We have front yard turkeys (and back yard bucks). We thought our Thanksgiving turkey would cost a lot less this season when a flock of wild turkeys took up residence on our 40-acre research farm. But they’re so beautiful, and so trusting, that nobody in the family has felt like getting a tag and
On our farm, every day is turkey day. And we’re thankful Read More »
The full 6,000-page text of the “Trans-Pacific Partnership” was finally released to the public Thursday, Nov. 5 — by New Zealand. American farmers who’ve been assured that the TTP will open up new markets would be advised to read the relevant sections of the pact and realize that: 1. The treaty would supersede U.S. sovereignty
Why big ag corporations want you to believe the Trans-Pacific Partnership will help you Read More »
Our consultant friend Jim Martindale asked us to check out two products as a 2×2 application with the planter: A magnesium nutrient and a biostimulant (lots of amino acids and nourishment for microbes) called Symbiosis AGx. Result: a gain slightly over 5 bushels. Here’s the detailed data: The average of 10 treated strips was 55.2
5-bu. yield gain on soybeans with MegaMag, Symbiosis AGx applied 2×2 Read More »
Indiana crop consultant Jim Martindale is currently working with growers in eastern Russia and western China. But since distance doesn’t interfere with communication as much as it once did, he has encouraged one of his specialist friends, Mary Lucero, to offer a new online seminar — a “webinar” — for farmers. Here’s how Jim describes
New ways to monitor your soil microbes to build productive power Read More »
Today, a new and thorough review of the health impacts of glyphosate use is available to regulatory officials who are reviewing its re-approval as the world’s most widely used herbicide. The paper is titled Glyphosate, pathways to modern diseases IV: cancer and related pathologies. It’s published in the Journal of Biological Physics and Chemistry which is now being mailed to subscribers.
Finally: Key facts about glyphosate and health, packed into one scientific review Read More »
Our “mission” to encourage renewal of soil health faces a relentless force: The brute power of soil erosion by water, tillage, and wind. As we cruise around Iowa this fall, it’s clear that favorable harvest weather also opened the opportunity for extensive fall chiseling and disking. We’ve even seen a few disked-up soybean fields. We’re not
Recreational tillage — still more popular than cover crops Read More »
Several weeks ago we helped host German film producer Volker Barth, who was traveling through several countries to document the effects of glyphosate on soil organisms, animals and people. The video is now streaming from a website in Germany, with narration in German. An English subtitled version will soon be available. Visit this link to
Coming from Germany to America: a new video documentary about glyphosate Read More »