Here are some paragraphs from veteran crop consultant Bob Streit's report to clients. Of particular relevance to WakeUP is Bob's observation that trace element deficiencies which show up in tissue tests can...
Corn growers who received heavy rains in parts of Illinois, Indiana, and Missouri the past two weeks are checking for nitrification loss. (See rainfall map below.) If your soil nitrogen analysis is...
A new webinar titled Feeding the Monster shows crop responses to nutrients applied in-season to keep your big crop — your "monster" — performing for maximum health and yields. The...
Thankfully, Americans are able to find doctors and medical researchers courageous enough to tell you scientific facts about Covid-19 shots and other ways to protect yourself against this virus. You have to look...
Canada's Pesticide Management Regulatory Agency is proposing an increase in allowable residues in its grains and pulses such as wheat, barley and lentils. The apparent justification: Observed levels of residues in...
"Renewable Farming" describes an agronomic system which naturally renews soil life and greater yields every year. Input expenses gradually ease and profit margins widen each season as vibrant soil life multiplies.
July 5, 2021...
"Want to throw out a cherry bomb before we leave Missouri?" My cousin Maurice asked as we drove north on Highway 59 toward Shenandoah, southwest Iowa.
July 2, 2021 By Jerry Carlson That...
The webinar starting at 7 p.m. Central July 1 gives you personal access to five world-renowned experts on renewing soil health and restoring your bottom-line profitability.
June 30, 2021 By Jerry Carlson...
On June 24, I jumped at the chance to join a conference call with two of agriculture's most capable crop consultants: Albion Minerals agronomist Tracey Kay based at Mesa, AZ and...
On July 1, MIT scientist Stephanie Seneff, PhD, releases her new book: Toxic Legacy — How the weedkiller glyphosate is destroying our health and the environment.
June 25, 2021 You can...
Our first-season experience with rain lilies foretold today's showers across much of central and eastern Iowa. Our lilies were a gift last fall from a friend, Hal Brown of Windy...
Kern County is the food and oil heart which long ago branded California as the "Land of fruits and nuts." But now, California's virtue-signaling politicians are intent on choking this economic powerhouse with...
Why doesn't it ever rain on our farm? Here in northeast Iowa, we've watched storm images on radar all spring, and usually the rain systems veer off to the south and...
We're seeing farmers' interest in microbes proven to help crops cope with hot, dry weather. For good reasons. Today's lead AgWeb feature: "As Heat Builds, Current Drought Conditions Already Exceed Devastating...
People driving past our farm today will see a row of American flags fluttering above our pasture beside the road. It's our salute to Flag Day.
June 14, 2021 But in a broader sense,...
We’ve listened to the theories of what caused Covid-19 and wonder why so few are asking the basic questions: How does a land get so toxic that it cannot feed...
Crop consultant Bob Streit based in Boone, IA allows us to select and publish comments from his weekly updates to clients, primarily in Iowa. Today, Bob describes in detail that the...
By the rude bridge that arched the flood,
Their flag to April’s breeze unfurled,
Here once the embattled farmers stood
And fired the shot heard round the world.
June 6, 2021 That's...
Lignition is a plant-derived yield enhancer that costs only $5.50 per acre and shows a track record of lifting corn yields 15 to 32 bu. per acre in professional random-rep...
Soybeans in the photo below are pushing their second trifoliate leaves just over three weeks from a May 1 planting date. Temperatures in this north central Iowa county were slightly warmer...
