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Elk Mound Seed | Elk Mound, Wisconsin •

How to Prepare Your Seedbed Before Planting Corn

The goal of preparing your seedbed for corn growth is to develop a firm bed with minimum moisture loss or wind erosion. With some practice and patience, you can achieve this over time as you become a better farmer. Corn germination depends on the temperature of the soil. In an ideal environment, the soil should reach between 50 and 60 degrees Fahrenheit during early May. You can apply nitrogen fertilizers by broadcasting the ammonium nitrate on the surface and relying on the rain to work the fertilizer into the ground.
Elk Mound Seed | Elk Mound, Wisconsin •

Tar Spots on Corn: How to Prepare for It This Season

A new corn disease called tar spot has emerged in cornfields across the U.S. over the last few years. In some cases, the levels are so high that they affect stalk stability or yield production. Tar spot originated in Latin America and has migrated its way into the U.S. via Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin, Michigan, Minnesota, and several other midwest states. U.S. scientists are still working to understand the key elements of the disease, how it spreads, how much damage it can do, and what chemical solutions mitigate it.
Elk Mound Seed | Elk Mound, Wisconsin •

Prepare Your Lawn & Garden Starting in January

For lawn and gardening enthusiasts, planting season can’t come soon enough. But as any seasoned gardener will tell you, gardening doesn’t start the moment you put the seed in the ground. Much preparation has to be done before the seed hits the ground. No matter how small or large your lawn or garden, you can begin preparing for the season as early as January when the ground is still covered in ice and snow. Here’s what you can do to prepare your lawn and garden starting in January.
Heilux | Eden Prairie, Minnesota •

Scaling Indoor Agriculture: Simple Farming for the Individual Consumer

100 years ago nearly every American produced their own crops in their backyard or on a tiny plot of land. After a steady decline that spanned nearly a century, homegrown gardening is once again on the rise. According to the National Gardening Association, 1 in 3 Americans is now producing some type of edible vegetation on their property. The trend has skyrocketed over 65% over the last decade.
Heilux | Eden Prairie, Minnesota •

The Science Behind Growing Food Indoors

At its core, farming has always been a scientific endeavor. Farmers must be knowledgeable in a wide range of scientific disciplines. At any given moment they take on the role of meteorologist, engineer, chemist, mechanic, economist, electrician, botanist, geologist, and conservationist. Modern farming still invokes the same science that it always has. Few discoveries have changed this. What has changed, however, are the applications and methods used to grow our fruits and vegetables.
Heilux / GrowFilm •

Article: How Is It Possible to Grow Plants Without Soil?

Hundreds of years of research have shown that the purpose of soil is to ensure that nutrients are in proximity to a plant’s root system. Even if nutrients are present in the soil, the plant can draw the same nutrients from other sources. Think of it like this: you go to a restaurant to eat food. Although the restaurant provides food, the restaurant is not the food. You can just as easily go to another restaurant to find food. So, the soil is essentially the restaurant that houses the nutrients.
Heilux / GrowFilm •

Article: What is Controlled Environment Agriculture?

The need for controlled environment agriculture is higher than ever. As populations increase in urban areas, vertical farms and other indoor farming platforms are providing healthy fruits and vegetables for residents in metropolitan areas. One of the key challenges that many growers face is providing adequate lighting in enclosed mini-farms without wasting space or energy. GrowFilm delivers LED-based grow lighting systems for controlled environment agriculture.
Heilux / GrowFilm •

Article: 4 Cities in the Midwest That Are Utilizing Urban Agriculture

It should come as no surprise that indoor and vertical farms are making headway in cities across the U.S. While urban agriculture is still facing an uphill climb, city officials are starting to take notice of the benefits of indoor farming in metropolitan areas. City governments are now partnering with local stakeholder groups and food policy councils to develop strategies for supplying city residents with an abundance of nutrients. Below are # cities that are leading the urban agricultural movement across the country.
Heilux / GrowFilm •

Article: Urban Agriculture Movement - Locally and Nationally

As growing populations continue to crowded urban areas, engineers and are developing innovative technology and new methods to supply these populations with nutritious foods grown organically. The urban agricultural movement - both locally and nationally is changing the way growers approach farming methods. Below, we explore ways in which this new age of farming is making a difference in some of the world’s largest metropolitan areas.
Food + City Magazine •

Article: 3 Ways Urban Agriculture Can Help Global Food Security

Urban agriculture has become a mainstay in the agricultural industry due to the rise in poverty and lack of resources in high-population areas. While rural Americans are benefitting from conventional agricultural methods, those who live in urban areas must utilize advanced technology and embrace new ideas for sustaining increasing populations long term. Below are some innovative ways that urban agriculture can help global food security.

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