By Bob Streit
Columist, Farm News
The Power of Biology Conference 2022 Understanding our Water, Soil, Crops, and Body Time & Location Wednesday, Dec 07 8:30 AM CST – Thursday, Dec 08 4:00 PM CST Briggs Woods Conference Center, 2501 Briggs Woods Trail, Webster City, IA 50595 About the Conference...
The harvest of the Midwest corn and bean crop continues and so far, there have been no rain delays. In some ways that may be a blessing as rotted stalks become as strong as wet noodles. There are corn fields where 95% of the stalks fail the push test a few weeks ago....
The college football and NFL seasons have started, the Spencer Fair ended, and the days have gotten shorter and the daytime temperatures have cooled off. Thus, the unofficial fall season has arrived. In a few parts of the state the first corn fields have been...
The summer is now officially over with, as commemorated with the Labor Day Holiday and the end of the Farm Progress Show. It is always a moment to reflect on all the things that we did do or didn’t do, happened or did not happen during the summer. In much of the...
So, our wonderful USDA is forecasting high yields of the major crops for each state. A few things about their forecast is that they are based on models rather than actual field observations, assume normal temperatures and moisture after that date, and never retract...
August is here and what happens weather wise will determine if the upcoming crops meet expectations. Then you will know if you had a bad or good year. It is been one of the weirder seasons where everything seems to be off kilter. Most of the crops got planted 1 to 3+...
The month of July is now over 50% complete. The number of days where the high temps reached or exceeded 90F has likely matched or exceeded any count from the 1930s or 50s. Any temps over 84 F exceeds most peoples’ comfort margin, regardless of the humidity levels....
The early mid-point of the summer is here and it may be wise to evaluate what has gone right and what may have done the opposite. In many ways there were lots of firsts that we had to deal with. Never before have we had to worry so much about laying in supplies or...
Contact Organics and their nontoxic herbicide products are finding HAPPY CUSTOMERS that are interested in solving problematic species problems while improving the soil. #1 – Harvard University This PDF shows the results of a trial done by groundkeepers at Harvard...
Semi loads of SoyFX were shipped to western Nebraska after they had hail storms with stones the size of softballs. It performs a task that we have been searching for. SoyFX is a specific combination of identified and tested microbials that elicit a positive crop...