Farmers across India’s cotton-growing regions could find an unexpected opportunity flowing from a dispute between Monsanto’s seed affiliate and the Indian government, which insists on regulating prices for some of its GMO cotton seed. Monsanto has threatened to embargo sales of its latest version of insect-resistant seed if price restrictions stand. Last year, nine Indian seed […]

What makes WakeUP different from hundreds of other ag surfactants? WakeUP does more than reduce surface tension in spray solutions. It’s also a powerful cleanser: It softens and lifts the waxy leaf cuticle barrier, so spray products quickly absorb into leaf metabolism. And once the spray solution is circulating in your crop’s phloem tubes, WakeUP

The photo of soybeans below was shot Aug. 15, 2016 near Brooksdale, Ontario, which is on the same latitude as southern Minnesota. These beans were drilled into wheat stubble 30 days earlier, and they’re already 22 inches high. A primary reason they gained such a fast emergence and early growth is a seed treatment with

Dr. Clarence Swanton, plant researcher at the University of Guelph, is adventuring into the mystery of crop “communication” where few conventional plant physiologists have dared to document. Until now, the seemingly paranormal behavior of botanical species has remained within the realm of unconventional authors like Christopher Bird and Peter Tompkins. They wrote books such as The Secret

Paul Syltie leads worldwide field research for Vitazyme, one of the most thoroughly proven plant growth stimulants we’ve found. We met Paul when he was visiting our neighboring crop research farm, ACRES, where Paul’s company, Vital Earth Resources, has conducted field trials with Vitazyme for many years. Paul has headed this project for close to 20 years.

A new nationwide survey of 2,040 farmers shows that yield increases and profits increase with each additional year cover crops are planted. In fields cover-cropped more than four years, corn yield increases attributed to covers rose 8.3 bu. per acre; soybean yields rose by 2.4 bushels.  Rob Myers, Regional Director of Extension Programs for SARE at