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January, 2018
Update from the Field: Micronutrients and Starter
Posted by David Dyson, Agronomist on January 30, 2018
Prepay season seems to be winding down across the corn belt, but before the talk goes completely away from inputs, [...]
Update from the Field: Don’t Cheat on Your Wheat
Posted by David Dyson, Agronomist on January 23, 2018
Wheat top dressing season is just around the corner. Whether you are top dressing with liquid or dry nitrogen, some [...]
PureGrade Starter Fertilizers: Outgrow. Outlast. Out Yield.
Posted on January 22, 2018
OUTGROW the Conventional Research has shown liquid starter fertilizers offer young seedlings a faster and healthier start. When placed near [...]
Update from the Field: No-Till, No-Worries
Posted by David Dyson, Agronomist on January 15, 2018
Last week, I attended the National No-Till Conference in Louisville, Kentucky. I spoke with many farmers about the benefits of using a seed safe, highly efficient, high quality starter in-furrow. A high quality, low-salt starter is very beneficial in any tillage system, but is particularly important in a no-till [...]
Organics: Good, Better, Best
Posted by Dani Kusner, Agronomist and Certified Crop Advisor on January 10, 2018
Happy New Year! In my last post, I wrote about the power of plants—photosynthesis drives the carbon-building and mineralization processes in soil that move nutrients through the roots to the plant which benefits its growth and reproduction. Lately, I’ve been wondering: What is the ultimate [...]
Agronomy Update January 2018
Posted on January 9, 2018
MANAGEMENT By David Dyson, Agronomist As we say goodbye to the past and ring in the new year, it is [...]
Update from the Field: Cold Weather Bugs Me
Posted by David Dyson, Agronomist on January 8, 2018
The last couple of weeks of extremely cold weather has brought up some questions as to how insect pests will react to this situation. Insects are cold-blooded animals, meaning that their body temperature is similar to that of their surroundings. They do not maintain a body temperature as do [...]
