Buy now for $80 per gallon, vs. $90 during the growing season. How to take advantage of our pre-season special of $80 per gallon: Send your order and payment by Feb. 6th, 2026. Specify a shipment date for your convenience. You can pay by check; if paying with credit card, call Jeanene at 319-610-5239 (the 3.5% card-firm fee […]
A healthier model of agriculture is on the horizon. WakeUp gives you the ability to craft a spray program that reduces or eliminates harmful chemical inputs, by supercharging safe and natural foliars to boost plant health. Some growers are now successfully raising healthy crops with no harmful pesticides, herbicides, or fungicides. Healthy plants grown with
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We have tested many acetic acid / vinegar based herbicide formulations, and find that WakeUp boosts efficacy by rapidly and effectively translocating the solution into the tissue. Add 1/2 oz WakeUp per 1 gallon of water/herbicide mixture. If any weed killer recipe calls for a soap, detergent, or surfactant, you can replace it with WakeUp for
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Jerry Alan Carlson, of Cedar Falls, passed away December 23, 2023. He was born in Shenandoah, Iowa On May 19,1936, to Lucille (Hoxie) and Glenn A. Carlson. He graduated from Essex High School in 1954, then studied economics and journalism at Iowa State University. He spent his junior year in the Philippines, finishing his time
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By Bob Streit, crop consultant By the time farmers read this article in the Farm News column, the Big Soil Health Conference in Cedar Falls and the Power of Biology Conference will be history. And Christmas will only be sixteen days away. Based on the years of experience, the ability to think, to solve problems
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Every season for 14 years, we’ve been surprised by unexpected benefits generated by our WakeUP Spring and WakeUP Summer: Higher crop yields. Higher test weights. Better taste and quality in garden produce. April 28, 2022: At first we saw this honey-colored liquid as a biostimulant. It lifted yields when sprayed alone on corn and soybeans. Then, its surfactant power came clear. Southeastern farmers used it to
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NOAA seasonal weathercasters are painting a dry-July bullseye on Iowa. Several commercial long-range weather services are more cautious about severe dry stress in the central Corn Belt — but none expect above-normal summer rain. April 14, 2022: Here’s how you can start early to maximize corn and soybean stress resistance if Plains drought spreads east and June-July showers fade in our central Corn
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In April 2008, I first heard about the original surfactant which we transformed into today’s WakeUP. Three companies in Florida and one in Ohio advertised a “plant-based” cleaner/surfactant that supposedly stimulated crop growth. I tested one of these products on raspberries and garden veggies. Result: A profusion of sweet raspberries — and a vast oversupply of Blue Lake green beans. March 28, 2022: By Jerry
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March 19, 2022: By Jerry Carlson More than 40 years ago, I freelanced a booklet for Amchem titled, Farming With Tomorrow’s Wild Weather. It became a collectors’ item on Amazon’s used book market, and is now out of print. But like a lot of journalistic forecasts, it’s finally relevant this season. Today you have more weatherproofing strategies than 30 years ago: Cover
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The National Cover Crop Summit organized by No-Till Farmer concludes today, but you can still tap into the excellent video presentations by following instructions at this link. March 16, 2022 By Jerry Carlson The summit’s leadoff speaker, Loran Steinlage, is well-known here in Northeast Iowa. I’ve visited his farm near the town of West Union. He’s recognized as
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