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Energize your plants and build their roots with Monty’s Liquid Carbon and Hay-Now this fall – for better forage next spring. It may look like resting pasture in November. But even as frosts start and growth stops, next year’s prize pasture and forage has a whole lot working underground, in the soil. Agronomists at Monty’s…

Winterize pastures this fall to extend grazing, boost protein, TDN – and lay the groundwork for a great 2018. Louisville, KY (August 15, 2017) High-quality forage is Goal One for reducing purchased feed and supplement costs. Protein, NSCs, lipids, fiber: there’s nothing like it to supply optimal TDN (Total Digestible Nutrients)* and keep a herd…

 It’s an increasingly common sight on southeastern farms: a tanker arrives, pulls up to an 1100-gallon tank, and tops it off with Monty’s Microhance. Thanks to a new partnership between area Southern States dealers and Monty’s, farmers are taking advantage of a Microhance bulk fertigation program that’s helping them dramatically improve their fertigation and cost-efficiency:…

Monty’s Microhance® is the natural, economical solution for strengthening your crop at planting Better ROI from your crops starts on planting day with Microhance, the formula that delivers the six key nutrients — Nitrogen, Sulfur, Boron, Iron, Manganese, and Zinc — that spell successful yield: for less than $4 per acre. Ryan Lee, a farmer…

Posted By: Matt Hopkins Corn sulfur (S) deficiency is a growing problem in and across North Dakota, according to an article on the NDSU Carrington Research Extension Center website. There is growing awareness that sulfur deficiency is not only limited to sandy soils as it was considered before. Since over 90% of plant available S…

John Hart | Mar 21, 2017 The Soil Health Institute estimates farmers manage some 70 percent of the land in the United States and the individual decisions they make on a daily basis influences soil, air and water quality and other natural resources. The Soil Health Institute was launched in 2013 in Morrisville, N.C. Wayne…

 February 20, 2017 | Posted in Cover Crops, Soil Health, No-Till 101 Source: Kansas State University Extension “The plough is one of the most ancient and most valuable of man’s inventions, but long before he existed, the land was in fact regularly ploughed, and still continues to be ploughed by earthworms. It may be doubted whether there are many other…

October 7, 2016 | Posted in Crop Protection, Residue Management, Soil Health Source: South Dakota State University Extension Although many landowners may not give much thought to weed control as a soil health measure, Gared Shaffer, SDSU Extension Weeds Field Specialist said the two go hand-in-hand. “The same management practices which increase soil health, like planting cover crops or a diverse…

Sometimes, it’s simply amazing how much the world can change in less than one year. I thought about this fact this past summer while looking around the fairgrounds in Bloomington, IL, where this year’s Midwest AG Industries Exposition (MAGIE) was being held. Back in 2015, exhibitors and attendees at MAGIE were down but resolved. The…