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Earn the Right | From the Desk of Gary Zimmer

By: Gary Zimmer, Founder · From the Desk of Gary Zimmer, Soil, Newsletters, Soil Biology, Biological Farming

Here we go again. In your farming career, you have about 40 chances. You could do the same thing every year. Make money, make life easy, and get rich when you sell the farm. But farming is not just about the money and getting rich, it’s also about responsibility and pride. We want to do what’s right for the land, the environment, and the consumer. Obviously, we wouldn’t have to regenerate anything if it was all being done perfectly.

From the Desk of Gary Zimmer

By: Gary Zimmer, Founder · Biological Farming, Fertilizer, Soil, Cover Crops, Tillage, Nutrients, Bio-Cal®, Soil Biology, Nutrient Efficiency, From the Desk of Gary Zimmer

Dear farmers and agriculturalists,

I have been at a few events this fall and there sure is a lot of interest in carbon, quality feed/food, and soil regeneration. High fertilizer, especially nitrogen, and chemical prices have also been farmers’ concerns. No-till constantly comes up – it is a practice, not a farming system, that may help or may not lead to improved soil health and sequester carbon. Having said that, why would you till if you don’t have to?

CUSTOMER SUCCESS: A struggling hay field finds a solution.

By: Christopher.kniffen@midwesternbioag.com · Organic, Organic Transition, Calcium, Alfalfa, Biological Farming

Paul Burrs, a first-generation farmer from Northern Illinois, who owns and operates Hickory Ridge Farm, found his testimony for Midwestern BioAg this year. “Midwestern BioAg is going to fit well with what I need in the future,” said Burrs.
Burrs grew up working on a local farm throughout high school where he dug into his passion for agriculture and found his employer to be instrumental in helping him start his career. Upon graduating high school, Burrs went on to study agronomy at Illinois State University.

Ask An Agronomist – Q&A with Midwestern BioAg’s Technical Agronomist

By: Christopher.kniffen@midwesternbioag.com · Soil, Sustainability, Newsletters, Biological Farming, Organic

Q: What is biological farming and how does it compare to organic farming?
A: Most organic farming practices implement biological farming principles, but not all biological farming practices are organic. Biological farming, much like organic farming, treats the soil as a living ecosystem that works best when care is taken to limit our negative effects on soil life.
Gary Zimmer, one of the co-founders of Midwestern BioAg, has refined the biological farming approach since the 1980s and has published two books on biological farming.