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Crop consultant Bob Streit: In-furrow biologicals can help late-planted corn accelerate early growth

Below we’ve pulled excerpts from Iowa crop consultant Bob Streit’s most recent recommendations on coping with this cool, rainy spring. Our calls from farmers indicate that those who’ve patiently built up soil life and thus absorbent soil structure are seeing a real advantage from their soil’s ability to sponge up rain and provide a workable […]

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Jury finds Bayer’s Roundup weedkiller caused man’s cancer

For the second time, a California jury has found that a man developed cancer from Roundup exposure. The first verdict was handed down in in August in a San Francisco county court. Today’s separate verdict came from a jury in U.S District Court in San Francisco.  March 19, 2019 — The U.S. District jury will next consider

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Ten big food processors and retailers organize an “Ecosystem Market” movement

“The planned market offers the singular focus of enabling and encouraging farmers and ranchers to adopt and sustain conservation management practices to improve soil health, reduce GHG emissions, and improve related water quality and reduce water use.” March 18, 2019 — That’s the main description of a new consortium’s intent to put a green face

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How to guard your yields against “Global cooling: the real climate threat”

Yet another world-class, highly respected — and independent — climatologist is warning that the greatest climate threat to global agriculture is extended cooling, not warming. Meanwhile the political class races lemming-like for suppressing carbon dioxide.  Writing from India, climatologist Vijay Jayaraj just posted his analysis in the American Thinker with the headline: Global Cooling: The

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Four biological farming product makers acknowledge WakeUP’s effectiveness

In the past three weeks, we’ve learned of four top-tier ag biological product manufacturers whose field trials revealed how WakeUP amplifies effectiveness of their products.  That’s exactly what our own field research has shown for ten cropping seasons! March 2, 2019 — We’re energized by their news. Especially since these firms are highly regarded in their own fields of beneficial

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More evidence for cooler growing seasons during 2019-25 and 2030-36

“The years 2019-2025 and years 2030-2036 could be very cold with much shorter growing seasons unfolding in the Northern Hemisphere, where about 90% of both the world’s population lives and coarse grains are grown.” Feb. 19, 2019   By Jerry Carlson — Today, corn and soybean market analyst Bill Fordham e-mailed the conclusion above to his consulting clients. It’s based

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Zach Bush, MD: Why today’s epidemic of chronic diseases starts on the farm

Agribusiness and medical magnates will bristle at this new video series, which links rising rates of serious chronic diseases in America to rising rates of toxic farm chemical residues in our food. February 14, 2019 — It’s not exactly a Valentine’s Day message. But someone needed to do it. Dr. Bush and his scientific sources trace rising

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March 14, 2019: A meeting to help answer “What nutrients or biologicals are best for 2019?”

A wide array of experienced ag researchers are examining field data, preparing for presentations to farmers March 14 at the Story County fairgrounds in Nevada, Iowa. This will assemble some of the keenest minds among commercial developers of nutrient and biological products. February 14, 2019 — The data presented March 14 should help you answer questions we’re hearing

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Grab your opportunity to save $10 per gallon on WakeUP by Feb. 28!

Prepaying by Feb. 28 for this season’s WakeUP saves you $10 per gallon.  It’s $80 per gallon now, vs. $90 during the growing season. Interest on that $80 between Feb. 28 and June 30 would be about $2.50. Buy now, and you save $10 off. A $10 saving vs. $2.50 interest earns you a 4-to-1 return. That 4-1 payback

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Garden of Eatin’ should jump at making chips from this non-GMO orange corn

Rich in healthy antioxidant carotenoids. Buttery, nutty flavor. Appealing orange color. What’s not to like about this corn variety developed by Professor Torbert Rocheford of Purdue University? February 11, 2019 — It took more than 20 years, but here’s proof that diligent research and natural breeding can lead to an excellent corn variety without disrupting its

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