Big Yield News

Bill Cook and John Ortiz of BigYield.us discuss carbon and it’s importance in agriculture.

Within the past two months, a newly graduated class of college students left their campuses, and many prepared to join the workforce. Based on results from a recent study, however, too few graduates from this year’s class through the class of 2020 will have studied agriculture-related disciplines to fill the employment opportunities available in the agriculture industry. The report, authored …

As the United Nations observes 2015 as the International Year of Soils, a new study articulates that soil resources have plateaued in their ability to keep pace with food production needs. Specifically, the study described several factors that may threaten the viability of the world’s soil resources. The following points share about such threats and present possible solutions. 1. The …

Throughout the world, soil resources store a significant carbon load. Relative to the atmosphere, the soil contains three times as much carbon, according to a 2012 publication from the United Nations. However, the report also summarizes research that suggests that soil carbon levels have declined. One study quantified that the global carbon supply held in soil and vegetative resources had …

Bill Cook of BigYield.us gives an update on the crops and weather.

One of the fundamentals of managing pests and pressures in our fields is regular monitoring. Scouting and observing is a must if we wish to be in the know about what is happening in and between the rows. A typical scouting trip through the field diligently searches for which pests are present, what stage of growth each pest and crop …