Resilience in Action Across the Upper Midwest
First it was the drought in 2023. Then came the wet spring of 2024. Now in 2025, we’re facing persistent heat and evapotranspiration stress across much of the Corn belt and northern plains. The last three growing seasons have tested more than just patience, they’ve tested systems.
Despite the volatile conditions, we see opportunity. These weather extremes are powerful real real-world validators, exposing weakness and learning opportunities but also confirming the resilience and value of soil health-centric farming systems. It’s in these seasons where the agronomics we believe in most, buffering salt stress, increasing infiltration, improving nutrient delivery, and stabilizing yield, have a chance to prove themselves.
As we move through the heart of this season, we’re excited to share several key insights and product performance highlights from our field trial and partnerships.
Multi-Year Bio-Cal® Validation with EarthOptics
Our ongoing collaboration with EarthOptics has delivered high-resolution insights into soil compaction and the impact of Bio-Cal in multi-year applications. Multi-year applications of Bio-Cal have shown consistent improvements in the root zone structure, air-water balance, and long-term sub-soil compaction reduction. These improvements position Bio-Cal as an ideal fit for enhancing regenerative and no-till farm management systems were soil satisfaction and compaction continues to be a problem.
Bio-Gel® Trial Highlights
In corn and small grain trials, the use of Bio-Gel® RootSurge™ and Bio-Gel® NSurge™ have shown clear benefits in the early stages of growth. Treated crops displayed noticeable stronger root and stem development. Plants established more uniformly, showed greater vigor, and held their color and turgor longer into the early summer and dry spells.
Farmers and agronomists alike reported thicker stalks, deeper roots, and faster canopy closure, early-season traits that often predict better yield potential later. These advantages stem from Bio-Gel’s unique ability to support osmotic regulation and water balance, helping the plant to respond more efficiently to moisture fluctuations and nutrient availability.
