Freshly emerged corn on the left side of the nearby photo came from a test row which had no nutrient or biological supports applied with the planter. The corn on...

Season-long nutrition is the main point which Illinois ag consultant Brad Forkner emphasized when we phoned him about the robust corn roots he dug yesterday. This stalk came from a client's farm near...

Rain-soaked Indiana growers are still facing some of this spring's most severe planting delays. But no-till cover crop growers are gaining a time advantage: Fibrous roots of the covers keep the...

Larry Eekhoff, owner of the consulting firm Agronomy Rx at Webster City, IA sent us these photos today, dramatizing corn's vigorous response to a streamed-on blend of nutrients and biologicals — mobilized with...

Jeff Adams, who farms about 40 miles south of the Chicago metro region, was able to plant corn on part of his sandy ground April 23. Some fields received an in-furrow blend of WakeUP...

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...

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...

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...

"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...

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...

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...

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...

A computer-controlled sprayer system acquired by John Deere in early 2018 uses multiple precision nozzles, triggered by computer-driven optics to discern weeds from crops. The technology could dramatically cut dependence on GMO seeds...

Here in northeast Iowa, forecasters peg the low tonight, Jan. 30, 2019, at 29 degrees below zero. Last night's wind chill was 40 below. Elsewhere around the Midwest, wind chills set...