Farming

Kelly talks about high base saturation of calcium he has and how he keeps the soil in his rolling Western Iowa hills even-keeled.

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Kelly says this 32-acre field is one of the most important trials in his farming career. The goal? Get the chemistry right and let the biology go to work. He believes this will be the key to breaking the next yield barrier.

Temple talks about the steps he’s taking this season to maximize returns and protect his yield in a year that’s predicted to be a rough one, weather wise.

Chad is trialing a new biological product from Holganix on a corn field that has been in soybeans for over 60 years prior. He talks about the trial with Damian and looks at some early root development.

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He thinks he has one of the best starts on beans so far. He does a root check on his R1-R2 soybeans. Here is what he sees so far.

Kelly Garrett’s Iowa farm fields are saturated with calcium, whereas Kevin Matthews’ North Carolina fields are calcium deficient. Yet, they both apply a quart of calcium per acre. Why? Because calcium is a limiting factor for both farmers. Kevin and Kelly discuss with Damian Mason, the role of calcium as a mover of nutrients and more importantly, talk about what they are doing to get it into the plant.