Ag Matters
Spring 2025
INSIDE
•Cheese cures dairy farm’s business roller-coaster
•Sisters top two in IBA Points Show Program
•Researchers warn against overuse of rootwormresistant corn
•and more...
3D Studio online tool lets farmers design their own Morton building
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Morton Buildings, a national leader in farm building design and construction, featured its new 3D Studio at this year’s National Farm Machinery Show.
This free online tool enables farmers to design their own Morton building. At the show, farmers could try out the new tool on an interactive display.
“With the 3D Studio, farmers can visualize their Morton post-frame building with modern layouts, dimensions and colors that fit their style and needs,” said Dennis Lee, farm product line manager for Morton Buildings. “It’s intuitive and easy to use.”
When working in the 3D Studio, farmers can zoom in and move around the building to fully engage in the design.
They can save their building color choices and finished product with the “save” button, share with others and print the selections.
Lee said one unique feature of the 3D Studio allows farmers to determine
the ideal dimensions for their buildings based on the specific size of the machinery, vehicles and equipment they plan to store.
“The finished design can then be sent to the farmer’s Morton team for a sales consultation to help ensure the building design meets their vision, needs and budget, and that it’s designed and engineered to the proper specifications,” he said.
FARM BUILDING TRENDS
Morton representatives at the event also discussed two farm-building trends.
• High-tech, high-end farm buildings:
“As farm equipment has become more high-tech, farmers want a modern shop with high-end components to support the storage and maintenance of that equipment to protect their investment,” Lee said. This includes features such as LED lighting, epoxy flooring, high-volume fans and air hose systems. Many farmers are also incorporating more tech
and business support components into their farms, such as larger, more sophisticated conference rooms for meetings, laptop stations and even dedicated space for computer equipment.
• Farm building repairs: As farmers consider their infrastructure needs for 2025, a new building is sometimes the best option. “But many times, re-
pairs or renovation projects can be an affordable alternative solution to provide improved functionality, durability and aesthetic appeal,” said Jeremiah Fairbanks, Morton general manager of repairs and renovations. Repair work and renovations are often the most cost-effective ways to meet building needs now until a farmer is ready to build new.
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The new 3D Studio introduced by Morton Buildings at the National Farm Machinery Show is an online tool that enables farmers to design their own farm building.
Cheese cures dairy farm’s business roller-coaster
BY TOM C. DORAN tdoran@shawmedia.com
NORMAL, Ill. — When Ken Ropp returned to the family farm in 2000, milk prices were at a then-all-time high and the prospect of him joining in the family dairy business was bright.
Six months later, milk prices were at record lows.
“Needless to say, with the number of cows and 450 acres for two families, it’s not going to happen, and it’s getting harder and harder for all of us. We had to do something to take that roller-coaster effect out of play,” Ropp said.
“Milking cows ‘eight days a week’ wasn’t enough. Let’s make some cheese on top of it.”
The family started making cheese in October 2006, and the Ropp Jersey Cheese retail store opened about a month later.
By May 2007, the Ropps were using 100% of their own milk for cheese —
the first in the state to do so on-site.
Ropp is the sixth generation on the farm where he lives with his wife, Becky, and their daughter, Leah. His parents, Ray and Carol Ropp, are still on the farm, as well.
On the dairy side, the Ropps milk 58 Jerseys that produces Ropp Jersey Cheese products.
The farm is interconnected with a rotation of about 200 acres of corn, 200 acres of soybeans and 50 acres of alfalfa. The crops are used as feed for the dairy cows.
The family’s ties to Jerseys and dairy go back multiple generations.
Ray joined the family dairy business with his father, Clarence, and brother, Gordie, in 1967 after returning home from the Army. That same year, they built a 96-stanchion barn with a parlor that could accommodate milking 12 cows at one time.
In 1983, Ray bought his father’s and brother’s share of the business.
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After graduating from the University of Illinois in 1993, Ken spent seven years in sales before coming home to the farm.
QUICK START
The move into the cheese business turned into quick success, and it started just at the cusp of growth in the local food movement.
“It took off right away and we weren’t ready for the outpouring that we had,” Ropp noted.
“That’s one thing we’re fortunate
about is we got in before local foods was a buzzword. The buzzwords at the time were organics and things like that.
“I think one of the neatest parts for me to see are people like Marcoot Jersey Creamery in Greenville, or Michael Turley’s Rolling Lawn Farms in Greenville, or Kilgus Farmstead in Fairbury, family farms that are doing the same kind of thing now, whether they’re making cheese or bottling milk or making ice cream. It’s neat to see.
“Does that mean we’re all having a
great time doing it? Well, these last few years have been tricky.”
There was even greater focus on locally grown food during the 2020 pandemic.
“I think the most important part of what we learned through COVID for those of us who’ve been able to hold on at least this far is the fact that your customers want to meet the producer. They want to know how that animal is being taken care of, what kind of ingredients go into the cheese,” Ropp said.
“It’s kind of a love story in the fact that they want to come out and visit. Now does that mean they’re going to keep making that a destination? Not necessarily, but they can find our products on their store shelves.”
The Ropps have always strived to be transparent in their milk and cheese production.
“Sometimes, we’re a li-ttle too transparent, but that’s life,” Ropp chuckled.
“I think that COVID really forced our hands. I don’t mind the sales part of this job at all. I love it. The problem is trying to be on 24/7. It makes life a little tricky and I think COVID may have shifted a little bit the dynamic of sales.”
PRODUCT EXPO
The Illinois Department of Agricul-
ture kicked off this year’s Illinois-produced product events with its 26th annual Illinois Product Expo March 1-2 at the state fairgrounds’ Orr Building featuring over 70 vendors from throughout the state.
This marked the 19th year Ropp Jersey Cheese had a booth at the expo that draws thousands of visitors each year.
“It’s always fun. This is our one chance a year to see other vendors that we normally see at this expo, but this is really to kick off the season,” Ropp said.
“We provide samples. With the amount of varieties that we make, we have to narrow the samples down to what I call the heavy hitters. I’ll bring a half dozen different blocks here, a couple of our curds and a couple of our spreads.
“It’s kind of a carnival atmosphere. The line gets to be anywhere from 15 to 30 people deep and we try and to keep it moving. I’ll sell the blocks or curd spread. It’s one for $7 or you can mix and match of five for $30. That way it kind of like getting the fifth one free. People don’t have to make a choice that way, but they’re more than welcome to sample wha tever they want to try.”
David Castillo (right) and Ken Ropp of Ropp Jersey Cheese hand out samples during the
‘We were born into it’
Sisters top two in IBA Points Show Program
By MARTHA BLUM mblum@shawmedia.com
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — At a very young age, sisters Claire and Jemma Dorsey started showing cattle, which has developed into a passion and award-winning endeavor.
Jemma placed first in the heifer division of the 2024 IBA Points Show Program, and Claire placed second, only five points behind her sister.
“I think I showed at the North American when I was 4 years old,” said Jemma, who is now 14.
“Our parents met at a cattle show, so you could really say we were born into it,” Claire said. “As you get older, your passion grows and it becomes something you want to do instead of just continuing the legacy.”
During the year, the Dorseys travel to several jackpot and preview shows in the winter and spring.
That starts with the Winter Warm-Up and the Illinois Beef Expo, followed by preview shows, junior nationals, their county fair, both the Illinois State Fair and the Du Quoin State Fair, and national shows, including the American Royal and the North American International Livestock Exposition.
“There is no off-season for us,” Claire said. “We mainly show Simmental, occasionally a Limousin, this year we have a Chianina heifer and Jemma’s been showing a few Shorthorns.”
“We pretty much go to every show that works into our schedule,” she said.
Jemma’s Shorthorn heifer, Lola, was the top Shorthorn at the Winter Warm-Up and the Illinois Beef Expo, and she won the Shorthorn Preview Show.
“Our percent Simmental heifer, Dot, did very well, she had a few wins and her breakthrough was at Junior Nationals,” Claire said. “She was reserve overall percentage owned heifer and we thought we would never be able to do that at such a prestigious contest.”
This year, Claire showed a percentage Simmental heifer and a purebred
passionate about working with
Simmental heifer at the Illinois Beef Expo. Jemma brought a Shorthorn and a Chianina heifer to the event in Springfield.
Along with raising crops on their farm near Moro, Brad and Beth Dorsey also have a 60-cow herd.
“Showing is a family thing — it’s something we do together,” Claire said. “We make decisions as a family about where we want to show next and how we go about things.”
“I like the family aspect about showing with everyone helping,” said Jemma, who is in eighth grade. “Even though it’s a competition, we’re all still friends at the end of the day and everyone supports each other.”
“I think some of the best times those two girls have is working in the barn together at home and getting ready
to go to the shows,” Brad said. “They enjoy the prep work, being together and listening to music even though it’s nonstop and a daily grind.”
“It’s something we love because we wouldn’t spend the time, money or energy towards it if we didn’t deeply love it,” Claire said. “You can’t achieve what you want without doing the hard work at home.”
“Beth and I have said it time and time again, if we had to force them to go to the barn, we would be done,” Brad said. “We realize the work ethic it teaches them and they get to meet and make friends all over the world.”
It can be challenging to compete with friends, Brad said.
“But when somebody needs something, you do what you need to do to help your friends,” he said.
Garrett Meisner is one of many people that Claire and Jemma have connected with through showing cattle.
“We’d like to thank Garrett because he has really helped to guide us to the path we’re on,” Claire said. “He’s been good to us, helping to clip calves and get our heifers presented at shows. We wouldn’t be able to go to these shows without everybody on scene.”
“Nothing is easy — there are a lot of late nights and early mornings,” Brad said. “In the summertime, there’s a lot of meals eaten in the barn.”
Currently, Claire is a sophomore at Lake Land College and she plans to transfer to a university in the fall to complete her bachelor’s degree.
“I’m interested in animal science and ag communications and I want to come back home and raise cattle,” she said.
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Claire Dorsey (left) and Jemma Dorsey brought four heifers to show during the Illinois Beef Expo. The sisters, who are also best friends and
their cattle, placed rst and second in the heifer division of the 2024 IBA Junior Points Show Program.
Record-high results for 2025 Illinois Performance Tested Bull Sale
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Strong tradition leads to strong results at the Illinois Performance Tested Bull Sale at the Illinois State Fairgrounds.
The sale held during the Illinois Beef Expo averaged $7,096 on 33 lots, reaching an all-time record-high average for the sale.
“This sale continues to be one of the best sources for total performance genetics in the Midwest,” said Travis Meteer, IPT sale manager, commercial agriculture educator and beef cattle specialist at University of Illinois Extension. “During the past 57 years, the sale has sold 5,030 bulls valued at over $10 million.”
The IPT Bull Sale is a multi-breed sale offering both older age-advantaged bulls and yearlings.
Meteer said the high-selling bull was a yearling Angus bull, selling for $13,000. The bull, Kramer Farms Goalkeeper 2348, was sold by Keith and Brady Kramer, Farina, Illinois, to Crosby Farms, Roachdale, Indiana.
The high-selling senior Simmental bull
consigned by Haven Hill Simmentals, Milan, Illinois, was sold for $11,000 to Kevin Hildebrand, Ohio, Illinois. The high-selling senior Angus bull, consigned by Joe Curtin Cattle Company, Stonington, Illinois, sold for $9,000.
The high-selling yearling Simmental bull, consigned by Rincker Simmentals, Shelbyville, Illinois, sold for $10,500.
The high-selling Polled Hereford bull, consigned by Lowderman Cattle Company, sold for $6,500.
Sale sponsors included U of I Extension, the Department of Animal Sciences at U of I Urbana-Champaign and consigning breeders. Industry support included Axiota, Vita-Ferm, ABS, Zoetis, Dearwester Grain, FerAppease, Illinois Angus Association and Illinois Simmental Association.
Producers interested in viewing a breakdown of all the prices can visit the IPT Bull Sale website at IPTBullSale. com. The site also includes individual bull prices from the 2025 sale and the numbers and averages from previous sale years.
Seedstock breeers interested in consigning to the 2026 IPT Bull Sale should contact Meteer at 217-430-7030 or wmeteer2@illinois.edu to request a copy of the rules and regulations and
nomination form. Nominations need to be made by Nov. 15.
For more information, visit U of I Extension’s beef cattle site at go.illinois. edu/BeefCattle.
The Illinois Performance Tested Bull Sale has been a leader in introducing Illinois seedstock breeders and commercial cow-calf producers to the latest evaluation technologies and practices.
More corn acres
Expect prices to ‘move yet lower’
By TOM C. DORAN tdoran@shawmedia.com
ARLINGTON, Va. — Crop production baseline forecasts for the 20252026 marketing year balance sheets were unveiled at the Agricultural Outlook Forum.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Grain and Oilseeds Outlook during the Feb. 27 event forecast corn production for the upcoming growing season at 15.585 billion bushels, up 718 million bushels from 2024-2025.
The average yield estimate, based on “based on a weather-adjusted trend assuming normal planting progress and summer growing season weather,” is pegged at 181 bushels per acre across 93.6 million acres, up 3.4 million acres from 2024. The nation’s corn averaged 179.3 bushels per acre last year.
The average new crop corn price is projected at $4.20 per bushels, down 15 cents from the 2024-2025 season average.
USDA sees total domestic corn use rising as feed and residual use increase 125 million bushels to 5.9 billion bushels. The forecast does not see any increase in corn use for ethanol at 5.5 billion bushels.
Total domestic corn use was estimated at 12.785 billion bushels, up 120 million bushels from 2024-2025.
Corn exports are projected 50 million lower at 2.45 billion bushels as the global market share is expected to decline with larger exports from South America.
Corn ending stocks are expected
to be higher for the 2025-2026 crop, at 1.965 billion bushels, putting the stocks-to-use ratio at 12.9%, the highest since 2019-2020. Last year’s stocksto-use was 10.2% with ending stocks of 1.54 billion bushels.
SOYBEANS
Domestic soybean production is projected at 4.366 billion bushels, up 4 million from last year. The average yield was estimated at 52.5 bushels per acre, up 1.8 from 2024-2025, and planted acres is projected at 84 million acres, 3.1 million lower than last year.
USDA expects domestic crush to increase 65 million bushels to 2.475 billion. Total domestic use will increase 61 million bushels overall to 2.585 billion.
Soybean exports are pegged to increase 40 million bushels to 1.865 billion for the 2025-2026 marketing year. That puts total use at 4.45 billion bushels, up 101 million from last year.
Ending stocks are expected to come in lower in 2025-2026 at 320 million bushels, down 60 million from 20242025, and stocks-to-use of 7.2% compared to 8.7% last year.
USDA projected the soybean new crop season average price at $10 per bushels, down a dime from 2024-2025.
“Larger global supplies leading to downward pressure on prices is expected to boost demand for oilseeds, meals and oils in 2025-2026,” according to the outlook.
Soybean production in Brazil, which
was relatively equal to U.S. production only six years ago, surged in the last several years on higher demand from China, lower relative cost to expand planted area and a weak currency.
Brazil is harvesting a crop in 2025 that is expected to be 1.8 billion bushels larger or over 40% higher than the U.S. harvest in 2024.
With supplies outpacing demand over the next several months, South American stocks at the beginning of the 2025 U.S. harvest will be larger compared to prior years.
WHEAT
U.S. wheat planted acreage for 20252026 is projected at 47 million acres, up 900,000 acres from last year. The average yield is set at 50.1 bushels per acre, down 1.1 bushels from a year ago.
USDA estimates total wheat production of 1.926 billion bushels, down 45 million from the last marketing year, for a total supply forecast of 2.83 billion.
Total domestic wheat use is forecast at 1.154 billion bushels, matching 2024-2025 usage numbers. USDA exports are expected to match 2024-2025 at 850 million bushels.
However, wheat ending stocks will rise to 826 million bushels, 32 million higher than last year, with a stocks-touse ratio of 41.2%, minimally higher than a year ago.
The season average projected price is expected to be $5.50 per bushel, down a nickel from last year.
“Wheat prices are also expected to be supported by corn prices projected only marginally lower in 2025-2026,” the report noted.
ANALYSIS
“Among the three main crops, corn area is projected to increase the most, with favorable prices relative to competing crops such as soybeans, cotton and sorghum,” USDA Chief Economist Seth Meyer said.
“Soybean area is expected to fall reflecting lower prices for soybeans driven in part by large supplies in South America. Wheat area is higher, mostly reflecting increased winter wheat plantings.
“According to the Agricultural Marketing Service Illinois production cost
report, most costs for producers are down relative to this time a year ago. Spot prices for fertilizer such as anhydrous ammonia are down about 5%, while diesel is down by a similar amount.
“Interest costs have declined with the three-month Treasury Bill yield down about 100 basis points.
“The average of December corn futures during the month of February to date is up slightly relative to the entire month a year ago.
“In contrast, November soybean futures are down close to 10%. New crop cash bids are also showing similar relative changes.
“Since the start of February, prices for fall delivery of corn in Illinois have averaged about $4.25 per bushel, up slightly relative to all of February a year ago, while soybean prices have averaged about $10.10 per bushel, a decline of just under 10%.
“The ratio of new crop soybean to corn prices for this report, at just under 2.4%, is the lowest since 2013.
“I continue to have concerns about the crop side agriculture because we continue to see tight margins. The expectation is for most prices to move yet lower.
“Input prices tend to be pretty sticky, and so margins continue to be unfavorable, and unfavorable is probably a kind word for some crops. Even crops where we see maybe there’s a little bounce in prices like cotton, that’s a bounce from a really, really bad price to only a really bad price.”
Arlan Suderman, StoneX chief commodities economist, said the most significant data from these projections are the corn and soybean yields.
“We’re going to see those yields into May and probably June and July supply and demand balance sheets,” Suderman said.
“The acreage is going to change with the planting intentions report March 31, all of the demand estimates are going to change, as well, but it gives us a sense of what USDA is thinking right now.
“From the acreage standpoint, it was pretty close to what the trade was thinking. I think if there’s a risk to it, it’s higher on corn and lower on soybeans, but that’s what we’ll see out of the planting intentions survey that comes out.”
NASDA sets 2025 priorities
By ERICA QUINLAN equinlan@shawmedia.com
WASHINGTON — The National Association of State Departments of Agriculture held its 2025 Winter Policy Conference.
Members adopted 16 policy amendments and 10 action items.
Highlights included:
BIOFUELS PRODUCTION
NASDA members voted to amend the organization’s biofuels policies to increase support for domestic and global demand for American-produced biofuels.
“NASDA recognizes the importance biofuels play in the future of agricultural production, energy independence and our economy,” said NASDA CEO Ted McKinney.
“State agriculture departments see greater demand for biofuels as a win-win for their mission to enhance agricultural production and strengthen rural economies across the nation.”
AVIAN INFLUENZA
Members amended the organization’s policy to support the implementation of a robust national action plan for the detection, surveillance, response and containment of highly pathogenic avian influenza.
“U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins’ remarks made to NASDA members this morning announced that these steps are already underway, and NASDA stands ready to collaborate with USDA and federal agencies to ensure the United States’ collective response to HPAI is coordinated, efficient and effective at all levels,” McKinney said.
Members passed two related action items — one calling for a national vaccine strategy led by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, coordinated with industry and the National Association of State Animal Health Officials. The second action item urges Con-
gress to enact comprehensive legislation that supports the APHIS indemnity and compensation program for foreign animal disease outbreaks.
LOCAL FOOD
Members passed several policy amendments promoting increased programs for local and regional foods through federal policies and programs for states.
They adopted policy supporting the permanent establishment and funding of the Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement Programs, or any successor programs, administered by the USDA.
Members supported easing procurement regulations for schools participating in the National School Lunch and Breakfast Programs, increasing their ability to purchase more food from instate sources or nearby regions.
Members also supported policies and programs that reduce administrative burdens on school districts, as well as increase resources to support the preparation, storage and introduction of local and regional foods into school meals.
LABOR REFORM
NASDA members urged Congress to initiate labor reform for agriculture, including addressing agricultural labor stability challenges along with border security.
The new policy item states comprehensive agricultural labor reform is needed to allow access to the H-2A program for year-round agriculture industries, create a pathway to legal status for agriculture and agribusiness workers who are employed and provide greater border security.
“Labor shortages in the agricultural industry affect the entire supply chain, making it more difficult for the country to compete in the global marketplace and weakening our local economies,” he said.
“Given the range of agricultural production represented by NASDA members and the nonpartisan nature of our organization, NASDA intends to continue to be actively engaged on labor reform at the national level.”
Ted McKinney, CEO of the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture, speaks at the 2025 Winter Policy Conference.
Researchers warn against overuse of rootworm-resistant corn
By ERICA QUINLAN equinlan@shawmedia.com
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Farmers should be aware that overusing Bt corn can be problematic, according to an analysis of data covering 12 years and 10 U.S. Corn Belt states.
Farmers generally planted more Bt maize than the optimum across the Corn Belt, suggesting misconceptions of the costs and benefits.
This was especially true in eastern states, where crop rotation is more common and corn rootworm damage was lower in field trials.
“If you think of a Bt hybrid as a finite resource, like a declining debit card, every time you use it, you erode a little bit of susceptibility,” said Christian Krupke, entomology professor at Purdue University and coauthor of the report. “So, it’s a little less likely that it will work as well next time.”
“Overusing Bt may make sense for each individual, but all will eventually lose the technology sooner than might have been the case,” said study coauthor David Hennessy, the Cargill Professor in Economic Systems at Iowa State University.
“Essentially, each individual does not take account of the harm done to others due to the buildup of genetic resistance to the toxin.”
HISTORY LESSON
In 2003, scientists introduced the first genetically engineered corn hybrid trait lethal to corn rootworms and derived from the bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis. Since then, farmers have extensively used Bt corn hybrids.
Subsequently, multiple field studies have reported Bt resistance in rootworms since 2009, raising doubts about the long-term viability of the Bt traits.
FUTURE IMPLICATIONS
The use of transgenic technologies such as Bt as a key pest-management tool is likely to continue, Krupke said. The technology is user-friendly for growers and reduces insecticide applications.
The report did, however, encourage a sustainable, responsible approach to using the technology.
Christina DiFonzo, a professor at Michigan State University, compared bundling seed traits to the packages formerly offered for cable TV.
Corn that has been genetically engineered to resist corn
like this one has become increasingly less e ective.
Consumers paid for hundreds of channels when they only wanted 10 or 15.
“Farmers would welcome a similar ‘pick list’ for the seed supply, and that
would help insect-resistance management,” she said.
View the complete report at https:// tinyurl.com/Bt-Maize.
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rootworms
Soybean growers prepare for weather conditions, disease outbreak
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Following reports of high disease outbreaks last year, the World Meteorological Organization is predicting a 60% chance of La Niña weather in 2025, which could lead to cooler conditions.
If this happens, soybean growers will need to be prepared for any weather condition or disease outbreak.
Thanks to continued research into Saltro fungicide seed treatment, Syngenta has confirmed an additional way for soybean growers to unlock soybean yield potential, as well as their ROI potential, regardless of early-season pressure.
“Since it entered the market, Saltro has consistently delivered thorough protection against sudden death syndrome, soybean cyst nematode and, more recently, red crown rot,” said Dale Ireland, Syngenta technical lead.
“We’ve continued to run trials and
have found Saltro also improves soybean health and potential yield in situations with no perceived pest or disease pressure, and that’s where the recently confirmed benefit of MagniSafe technology comes in.”
This well-documented and unique phenomenon, enabled exclusively by MagniSafe technology, results in extraordinary increases in root and shoot mass and enhanced plant-health improvements that can be seen regardless of disease or pest pressure.
“In various weather conditions and regardless of variety planted, Saltro-treated soybeans grow stronger, faster and healthier — above and below ground,” said Katie Jaeger, Syngenta product lead.
“Compared to other seed treatments or untreated seed trials, we’ve seen Saltro set soybeans up for greater success. It helps soybeans establish a
larger root system for maximum nutrient uptake and helps plants emerge stronger and healthier for faster speedto-canopy. In the field, it’s translated into higher yield and greater return potential.”
With enhanced plant health and crop safety, Saltro also boosts potential yields in the absence of disease or pest pressure with a 1.5- to 4.5-bushel yield increase compared to a base
treatment alone across the broad acre.
“Soybean growers need higher yield to be profitable,” Jaeger said. “The unique protection from Saltro could bring the extra bushels growers need to bounce back after a challenging season and heading into an uncertain 2025.
“I encourage growers to try Saltro next season and see how its MagniSafe technology may impact yield and their bottom line.”
