August is here and it is another pivotal month. Most of the grain fill for our #1 and #2 grain crops happens in this month. Timely rains, near full sunshine, warm days with cool nights and not too hot are what we are requesting for optimum yields and good standability. If it were a horse […]
Consultant Bob Streit: What to watch for when scouting your fields in August Read More »
A report by Dan Charles on the National Public Radio site published Aug. 1 is headlined: “Crime in the Fields: How Monsanto and scofflaw farmers hurt soybeans in Arkansas.” Its focus: Farmers in Missouri and Arkansas are filing herbicide-drift complaints about soybean damage from volatile dicamba sprayed by their neighbors. The story shows a photo
Dicamba drift makes National Public Radio headlines: Crime in the Fields Read More »
Crop and animal health are just one of the concerns over “Geoengineering,” the issue of supposed longtime spraying of toxic aerosols into the atmosphere worldwide. The atmospheric evidence is clearly visible, but government agencies have been far less than forthcoming about the massive volume of atmospheric modification and its impacts. Now, the number of activist groups
New lawsuit against chemtrails could force “Geoengineering” into legal spotlight Read More »
The reactions we’ve heard from several mothers after the final enactment of the non-labeling GMO labeling “law” go something like this: “Then we have to assume that the only easy way to find non-GMO food is to look for a “Non-GMO Certified” label. We’ll have to assume that any food made with corn, soy, sugar or
We wonder how any lawmaker can be proud of this new law Read More »
We were stunned to learn from Darrell Bruggink of No-Till Farmer that only 20% of their subscribers with 1,000 acres or more do any foliar feeding of nutrients. Many of them have high-clearance sprayers — but they typically park those amazing rigs in the machine shed after spraying herbicides and maybe some fungicide. Spraying nutrients
Your high-clearance sprayer can make you extra money in midsummer Read More »
We’re often asked: Can WakeUP Summer intensify the burndown effect of contact herbicides, like it enhances foliar nutrients? The answer is yes. It can help you cope with tough weeds late in the season, like Marestail and Waterhemp that escaped. Rather than posing as herbicide experts, we prefer to focus on WakeUP Summer’s ability to mobilize foliar
How WakeUP Summer helps you fry runaway late-season weeds Read More »
Among the thousand or so surfactant formulations sold to enhance the performance of foliar nutrients and herbicides, we’ve found only one technology that’s safe enough to use as a kitchen or bathroom cleanser. The “colloidal micelle” principle used in WakeUP Summer and WakeUP Spring. We’ve seen about five versions of the colloidal micelle formulation sold around
WakeUP Summer: The powerful crop surfactant that’s safe in your kitchen Read More »
As expected, the GMO “labeling” bill was passed overwhelmingly by both houses of Congress. President Obama’s staff has virtually assured the media of the president’s signature. Here’s a link to an NPR summary of the law. The “Dark Act,” as opponents label it, should make it very clear that the federal government has no sustained interest in serious
The Dark Act may develop a silver lining for alert farmers Read More »
Bunge North America’s large-scale marketing effort to provide non-GMO feedstuffs, oils and other ag products could significantly raise the premiums to farmers for non-GMO corn and soybeans. Here’s the press release announcing the effort: (BUSINESS WIRE) — Bunge North America is excited to introduce Non-GMO Project Verified milled corn ingredients and Non-GMO Project Verified oils
Bunge launches major offering of verified non-GMO corn and oils Read More »
Even though repeated consumer surveys have indicated that 9 out of 10 food buyers want GMO-derived foods clearly labeled, the U.S. Senate has just passed a “labeling” bill which delays and obscures GMO disclosure at the retail level. It also bans states or localities from requiring such labeling — overturning states’ rights. The details of the bill are available
Senate votes to pass national GMO food “labeling” Read More »