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Kent Kauffman of BigYield.us discusses recommendations for using BigYield.us products on wheat.

Recently, BigYield.us began testing the effect of BigSweetYield applications on citrus trees infected with Huanglongbing, a disease also known as citrus greening that causes fruit to drop prematurely from trees and can trigger other adverse effects. Trees treated with BigSweetYield have had less premature fruit dropping, and they’re much fuller and healthier.

For crop fields, spring burning can help to reduce weed pressure. Kent Kauffman of BigYield.us discusses recommendations for spring weed burning programs.

In 2016, the U.S. recorded an incredible year for crop production. Nationwide, corn yields averaged 174.6 bushels per acre, according to USDA’s crop production report from January. For soybeans, yield averages were 52.1 bushels per acre, which was a record high. Now is the perfect time to strategize for realizing a repeat high-yielding performance in 2017. In particular, consider that …

Recently, AgWeb published an article about common nutrient deficiencies in corn and soybeans throughout the United States. Our Yield Booster product, which contains seven vital micronutrients, can help to correct these deficiencies.

Recently, part of our BigYield.us team traveled to Haines City, Fla., to observe our BigSweetYield test in citrus groves. We’ve been researching the effect of BigSweetYield applications on citrus trees infected with Huanglongbing, a disease also known as citrus greening that causes fruit to drop prematurely from trees and can trigger other adverse effects. These photos show the dramatic difference …

During our recent BigYield.us webinar, viewers were particularly interested in hearing about farm finances and financial planning for 2017. In this story, Successful Farming outlines 16 questions for agriculture in 2017. Farm financial conditions topped the list. Here, we recap three financial pointers addressed by one of our webinar speakers. We hope you consider these as you’re preparing for the …

At BigYield.us, we want to be a resource for saving farmers time, saving them money and making them money. In 2017, our research program will drill down on ensuring that growers capture a return on the investment that they make to get big yields.

For farmers today, saving money has become a more common necessity as commodity prices dip to low levels. Reducing costs is one thing, but cutting corners is another. Don’t let efforts to decrease expenses lead you to choose low-quality inputs. Some low-cost fertilizers on the market contain high aluminum levels and are low quality. Because these fertilizers are inexpensive, some …

Kent Kauffman of BigYield.us discusses how to diagnose and resolve aluminum toxicity. Aluminum toxicity can result from many different things, including using low-quality fertilizers.