Soybeans

In the past few weeks, soybean planting has accelerated. Monday’s planting progress report from USDA shared that that 53 percent of soybean acreage in selected states had been planted. Growers have roughly half of the country’s soybean acreage yet to plant, though. Planting population may be one factor still on the minds of soybean growers who are preparing to plant. …

BigYieldCoat Soy, formulated to supply vital nutrients and support good emergence, growth and development, is a dry seed treatment. It works well in many planters, including those with center-fill units. To use BigYieldCoat Soy in a center-fill planter, first sprinkle the treatment as seed fills the planter. Then, mix to ensure that seed is covered evenly. The agitator in the …

Proactive weed control in soybeans is effective weed control! We at BigYield.us recommend to begin addressing problematic weeds in the fall. Spring control may include a burndown followed by a multi-chemistry strategy to combat weeds and grasses. Later, control in-season weeds as necessary with a herbicide application combined with our BigSweetYield cold-processed sweetener. For more information, contact our BigYield.us team …

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 …

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 …

We at BigYield.us hope that you’ve had a successful start to planting! On Monday, USDA released its latest crop planting progress report. In it, the agency reported that 17 percent of corn in selected states had been planted by April 23. On average, that progress is on pace with previous years. Between 2012 and 2016, 18 percent of corn had …

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 …

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 …

Before you know it, young seedlings will emerge, and managing their health is a priority in order to reap big harvests in the fall. To feed crops and provide an energy boost during this year’s growing season, we at BigYield.us recommend that growers consider our BigSweetYield cold-processed sweetener! BigSweetYield is a low-cost solution for maximizing yields and, consequently, increasing farm …

Atmospheric carbon levels catch a lot of attention. To find an evener larger carbon store, however, you must look below the soil surface. Relative to the atmosphere’s level of stored carbon, the soil contains carbon at levels roughly three times higher, according to the CarbonScapes resource . Even after summing carbon stored in plant matter with carbon contained in the …