Thursday, November 21st 2024

Kent Kauffman

Control In-Season Weeds with a Burner

In Crop Burning Recommendations

For in-season, organic weed control, use an in-crop burner to apply heat and manage weed populations. The burner generates heat that will vaporize water from weed cells and ultimately cause the weeds to die. When using an in-crop burner, the growth portion of the crop, such as corn or soybeans, should be taller than where the flame is directed. We …

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The BigYield Spotlight – Importance of Natural Chelation

BigYield Spotlight - Importance of Natural Chelation

Kent Kauffman discusses the secrets naturally chelated nutrients, and the importance and benefits of these types of nutrients. Listen to Kent Kauffman of the BigYield.us team and Kyle Hill, Ag 1280 Farm Director, each Monday, Wednesday, and Friday on Ag 1280 KDKD-AM. The segments air at 7:15 am and again at 12:15 pm. This segment originally aired on May 10, …

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The BigYield Spotlight – Secrets to Soybean Success

BigYield Spotlight Secrets to Soybean Success

Kent Kauffman discusses the secrets to soybean success, including protecting seed with a seed treatment. Listen to Kent Kauffman of the BigYield.us team and Kyle Hill, Ag 1280 Farm Director, each Monday, Wednesday, and Friday on Ag 1280 KDKD-AM. The segments air at 7:15 am and again at 12:15 pm. This segment originally aired on May 8, 2017. Audio Transcription …

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The BigYield Spotlight – Introduction

BigYield Spotlight Introduction

Kent Kauffman introduces BigYield.us and the companies goal of helping farmers make money, save money, and save time. Listen to Kent Kauffman of the BigYield.us team and Kyle Hill, Ag 1280 Farm Director, each Monday, Wednesday, and Friday on Ag 1280 KDKD-AM. The segments air at 7:15 am and again at 12:15 pm. This segment originally aired on May 5, …

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Organically Protect Crops from Disease Pressure with the Double Nickel Biological Fungicide

Organically Protect Crops from Disease Pressure

The Double Nickel biological fungicide from BigYield.us supplies a beneficial bacterium that may control or suppress crop diseases. Applied as an in-furrow or foliar treatment, Double Nickel has OMRI certification, so it’s an option for organic producers. Double Nickel is designed to support plant health for crops including corn, soybeans and wheat. It also mixes well with BigSweetYield, our cold-processed …

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How Soybeans and Corn Can Efficiently Use Naturally Chelated Nutrients

Importance of Naturally Chelated Nutrients

The BigYieldCoat Soy and BigYieldCoat Corn +Zn seed treatments, naturally chelated dry planter box treatments, supply nine nutrients vital to soybean and corn emergence, growth and development. With naturally chelated nutrients, growers may maximize efficiency of nutrient applications. To produce chelated nutrients, a particular nutrient bonds with organic molecules, such as lignands. The ligands essentially act as a “claw” to …

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Try BigYieldCoat Soy with the BigSmartPlots Program

Try BigYieldCoat with the BigSmartPlots Program

With the BigSmartPlot program, growers can now try our new BigYieldCoat Soy seed treatment. To participate, growers design a field trial on their own farms, treat their seed with BigYieldCoat Soy, compare performance of the treated seed with a check and report yields and their experiences to the BigYield.us team at harvest. As a dry planter box treatment, BigYieldCoat Soy …

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Use a Burner to Control Spring Weeds

Use a Burner to Control Spring Weeds

Burners use propane-fueled torches to produce extreme heat and control weeds during burndown, pre-emergence or post-emergence. To kill weeds, heat from a burner vaporizes water from weed cells. Without adequate cellular water content, the weeds die. For more information about using a burner to control weeds, call BigYield.us at 844-242-4367.

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How to Use a BigYieldCoat Corn +Zn Test Kit

How to Use a BigYieldCoat Corn +Zn Test Kit

While supplies are available, BigYield.us has test kits available for growers to run their own tabletop BigYieldCoat Corn +Zn seed treatment trials! To request your own kit, call 844-242-4367. Just follow the step-by-step instructions in the video to easily set up the kit and watch the BigYieldCoat Corn +Zn seed treatment at work! BigYieldCoat Corn +Zn is a dry planter …

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Supplement Soybeans with a Biological and a Sweetener at Planting

Supplement Soybeans with a Biological and a Sweetener at Planting

The BPIF-Soy in-furrow treatment from BigYield.us supplies a biological and sweetener at planting. Designed for soybean applications, the treatment’s sweetener provides carbon that can give the growing crop and soil microbial life an energy boost. The treatment’s biological features multiple beneficial bacteria that aid the crop in accessing and using important nutrients. For more information, call 844-242-4367, or go to …

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