“It’s not just about using different products that are organic approved,” said Ben. “You have to understand how the whole system works to stay profitable."
Almost all of Gary Manternach’s 640 acres are corn-on-corn, grown successfully and profitably because he follows the healthy-soil concepts he has learned from Midwestern BioAg.
After starting the BioAg program, Tom Scarponcini is getting silage corn with 204-bushel-per-acre yields, his plants are 13 feet tall, and the stalks are thick and green.
In the 1970s, 100-bushel corn yields and 40-bushel soybean yields were the status-quo. Today, he averages 200-bushel corn and 66-bushel soybeans in the short Minnesota growing season.
Before working with BioAg, 125-bushel corn yields on Chad Gleason’s farm were the norm. Since switching to the BioAg program, he isn’t suprised to get 300-bushel corn yields.