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Your soil may be starving — even if you’re applying fertilizer. Beneficial fungi and microbes drive nutrient cycling, improve soil resilience, and feed young crops long before fertilizer can. As Archuleta emphasized, “The issue is that the soil is starving.” With rising fertilizer prices, now...

Corn producers are proving that biology can drive both yield and profitability. Recent trials highlight how EnSoil Algae and microbial inoculants (Fish Sh!t) reduce nitrogen needs, amplify fungicide response, and build a more efficient soil system—helping growers maintain performance while lowering input pressure.

Even with today’s technology, planting depth still makes or breaks early root development, uniform emergence, and season‑long yield stability. The article highlights how shallow placement leads to stressed, surface‑level nodal roots, while overly deep placement drains early energy reserves. As it states, “some of the...

Your fields might look fine this spring—but underneath, nutrients are running low. Modern soils carry far fewer minerals than they used to, and spring conditions only make them harder for crops to access. Learn what’s really happening below the surface and how to rebuild your...

High inputs aren’t a badge of honor—and this year’s Winter Conference proved it. Learn the top 10 ways farmers are reducing costs, improving soil health, and building long‑term freedom, from smarter nutrient timing to regenerative practices that eliminate insecticides. “The more you cut unnecessary costs,...

Glyphosate can struggle on cereal rye because it chelates key micronutrients inside the plant, slowing translocation and reducing kill consistency. As Dennis Klockenga explains, “Roundup is a chelator of cations, especially trace elements like manganese, zinc, copper, and iron.” Combined with hard water and high...