Renewable Farming

Argentina, Australia, Southern Africa could see crop losses as Tonga eruption dust spreads

YouTube blogger David Dubyne is posting a series of reports on the dust and sulphur dioxide cloud circling the Southern Hemisphere following the Jan. 15 volcanic eruption near Tonga in the South Pacific. The...

Major positive messages emerge as Covid vax mandates begin to crumble

For two years we've scrambled to tell farmers some good news signaling an end to Covid contagion and our government's blind mandates for gene-therapy injections while barring known, effective early...

Vax mandates at Canadian, Mexican border ignite feed and food disruptions

As of Jan. 22, all non-U.S. citizens entering the U.S. from Canada and Mexico must present proof they're fully vaccinated against Covid-19. Canada imposed a similar barrier Jan. 16. Supply disruptions are already rippling...

7 ways to shave fertilizer and chemical costs for 2022 corn and beans

For over a decade, we've encouraged farmers to transition to biologically based Renewable Farming, or even certified organic, to get resilient against shocks of higher prices or regulatory shocks. Corn and soybean...

45 AgriEnergy Solutions field reps attend webinar on helping you profit in 2022

Yesterday's AgriEnergy Solutions webinar with the firm's nationwide sales team reaffirmed AgriEnergy's ability to field reliable products and solid education. At 85, I'm definitely the oldest rep on AgriEnergy's nationwide map. In 1990...

Crop consultant Bob Streit's heads-up for the 2022 crop season

It is the start of a brand new year and many areas with agriculture start with a clean slate. In many realms the slate is not clean and there are...

Farmers who influence local policies can change our entire nation's course

Historically, independent farm families have always provided the backbone of freedom and democracy in America. Yet today, many of our farm-based friends tell us their greatest anxiety is not making a...

WakeUP can save you money, boost yields in 2022

Prices for most ag chemicals and fertilizer are soaring. But our WakeUP price from March 1 through the 2022 season remains unchanged: $90 per gallon in 2.5-gal. jugs. We’ve been...

How cover crops rebuild soil biological life in a corn-soybean rotation

As 2022 opens, an encouraging sight here in northeast Iowa is bright green cover-crop fields scattered among fall-tilled cornfields and bare fields of soybean stubble. Our guess is about five out of...

A captive country in search of its soul

On December 25, 1991, Mikhail Gorbachev signed a pact officially dissolving the Soviet Union and ending his role as President of the USSR. I was in Moscow that December. I'd planned to report how Russia intended to...

Renewable Farming principles get another boost: Mitch Hora named to Forbes "30 under 30"...

Washington, IA ag consultant Mitchell Hora has been honored in Forbes magazine's prestigious "30 under 30" list for 2022. It's more than a recognition for a third-generation farmer/innovator. It's recognition of renewable farming's...

Alternative cover crop burndown products are emerging for 2022 and beyond

Here's a message from Iowa crop consultant Bob Streit which he sent to clients and friends Dec. 12. December 16, 2021: By Bob Streit I attended a meeting with the Spraytec...

15 tons of dry cattle manure per acre lifted corn yields 40 to 50...

We're guesstimating that one of our mid-Iowa WakeUP clients added at least $100 per acre to his corn profit on the strips where he spread 15 tons of dry feedlot manure last...

Vax mandates came for doctors and nurses. Next they're coming for farmers like you....

We've emphasized that your farm or ranch is the safest refuge in a pandemic of mandated mRNA injections and lockdowns for Covid-19. Until now you haven't been forced to take the gene-altering shots for...

Free in the countryside: The best haven to celebrate Thanksgiving

Twice recently we've reminded farmers and ranchers that their home in the country is the best place to live and make a living in this time of tumult. One of...

Spraytec proves again: Mineral nutrition fights disease, raises yields

These three charts of corn and soybean yields show again that excellent mineral nutrition equips corn and soybeans to cope with fungal diseases. Often, yields with mineral nutrition exceed benefits of fungicide. November...

No more Mr. nice guy: David Martin, phD, exposes decades-long plan to medically mandate...

If you have only one hour to watch a video on the plan to impose gene-altering vaccines as the primary pandemic defense, here it is: David E. Martin, phD, reveals how...

Life of Dr. Neil E. Harl leaves a powerful legacy and inspiration for all...

I remember introducing Dr. Neil Harl this way at many Professional Farmers of America seminars: "Ladies and gentlemen, sharpen your pencils. Dr. Harl speaks at 250 words per minute, with gusts...

Best place in America to live and work now: Your farm or ranch

Here's an update of a commentary I published February 22, 2021 — citing a dozen reasons why farming is the healthiest place on the planet during the Covid-linked catastrophe. November 2, 2021 By Jerry...

Ideas that enhance soil biology, capture natural nutrients and please your neighbors

Today, a coalition of 24 environmental and animal rights organization petitioned the Environmental Protection Agency to enforce rural air pollution regulations much more strictly. They say EPA's 2005 compromise on...

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