Mike Smith

Had a conversation today with an organic crop producer that genuinely got my wheels turning. He is getting $22 a bushel for soybeans and $11 for corn in some markets. And the demand is so strong that buyers are showing up with their own semis to haul it themselves. Compare that to what conventional producers are getting right now and the gap is hard to ignore. I am not saying everybody should flip to organic overnight because the transition is a whole other conversation. But the premium is real and the demand is clearly there. Is anyone else out there running organic acres or making that transition?

AgriEnergy Solutions BioEnerG being applied with corn side dress in SW MO. @AESAgriEnergy @TOrganics1456

AgriEnergy Solutions fed “All Natural” wheat in central MO @AESAgriEnergy @TOrganics1456

@TOrganics1456 @AESAgriEnergy Sorry was outside in the sun and couldn’t see

@ccamike @AESAgriEnergy Got a picture?😁

AgriEnergy Solutions fertility plan being applied by Kenny Murphy in Southeast Kansas. #biologicalfarming # regenerative farming @AESAgriEnergy @TOrganics1456

AgriEnergy Solutions Endo 25 Biological Seed treatment going on soybeans in SW MO @AESAgriEnergy @TOrganics1456

🌱 🌽 🧬 BioEnerG going out🧬🌽 🌱 A lot of product moving !!! #Farming #Agriculture #Biofertilizer #FarmLife #Farmer #organicfarming #AgTwitter #Plant26 #TrySomethingNew #BiologicalFarming #AgriEnergySolutions #OrganicFarmingTips #futurethedream

@Dusty3080467325 @MaxCropProtect @ISUCropNews Why not build healthy plants instead of Fungicide deficient plants? Healthy plants resist disease and promote yield. @AESAgriEnergy

Everyone has an opinion We are full rate on the Quilt XL The Headline when you measure the actives of carbamic acid, [2-[[[1-(4-chlorophenyl)-1H-pyrazol-3-yl]oxy]methyl]phenyl]methoxy-, methyl ester We end up getting as much as many of the new blends I get if you don’t like the economic price I post as it makes everything you sell look like you are robbing the farmer

14 ounces of quilt xl -generic 4 ounces headline -generic 6 ounces of BIFRIN -generic $10 per acre Delivered to your door Remember @ISUCropNews said it’s equally effective on all classes of diseases Don’t be fooled by BigAgChem

@SiekerSales @swksfarmer You need a better molasses! See @TOrganics1456

Slow as molasses… @swksfarmer

@BillLandis25 ‘You Up?’

Damn. They got Hootie

@agronomistag I disagree. I have customers who do it every year, making 160-250 bushel corn; 50-80 bushel beans and incredibly tasting produce. But you have to think differently about crop nutrition and understand holistic nutrient cycling. Things that were understood years ago.

The amount of organic amendments that gardeners can use on a small plot to increase their organic matter levels drastically and quickly is not something that most medium-large farmers can replicate. Similar with the labor for control of weeds and pests and the number of different crops grown in a small area.

Home gardening is valuable not because it can replace farmers, but because it shows just how tough growing food can be. And what works in a backyard with lots of time and organic inputs doesn’t automatically scale to commercial agriculture.

@agronomistag Some are not much more than gardeners and principles are principles; hence scalable.

@ccamike Those are much different than gardeners, which is who I am talking about.

@agronomistag Yes, organic farmers and organic produce growers

@ccamike Organic gardeners or farmers?

@agronomistag To sell the product dujour…

Research finds roots 2-13x more efficient, influencer says 30-50x. Why the need to exaggerate in regenerative agriculture? Open access paper on the topic: nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/np…

@TOrganics1456 @AESAgriEnergy with fertilizer climbing in price every day understanding nutrient availability and how it relates to biology and absorption is crucial. Understanding the plant/soil interaction and positive feedback loop can increase nutrient cycling and efficiency