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H2OExcel Recommended as a Seed Treatment to Jumpstart Emergence

  Did You Know? Using our natural water conservation agent H2OExcel™ as a seed treatment, the point at which you can get the earliest activity of the chemistry, can help crops emerge more quickly and evenly. Did You Know This? In early applications (at emergence), H2OExcel has been proven to support the early development of plants at a critical stage where photosynthesis has not yet fully started within the plants. This also sets the stage for the native microbes to begin coming out of dormancy earlier than normal. Even though plants have to begin photosynthesis, ...

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Specialty Feed Additive Experts Brookside Agra to Showcase its All-Natural, Antibiotic-Free Products at IPPE Booth #2653

One of the country's leading authorities on all-natural, antibiotic-free specialty feed additives and animal health and environmental products, O'Fallon, IL-based Brookside Agra, will be featuring several of its innovative products at the International Production & Processing Expo. (IPPE), Jan. 30-Feb. 1 in Atlanta, GA. Be sure to stop by Booth #2653 in Exhibit Hall C at the Georgia World Congress Center to talk to Brookside's experts about Absorb Plus™, Advanced Bio Pro™, Ammocure™ Yucca Liquid/Powder/Meal, Calf Rescue™, FloBond™, GP Pro+™ and Runt Rescue™. Absorb Plus...

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H2OExcel Recommended to Reduce Winter Desiccation By Increasing Water Absorption, Nutrient Uptake Prior to Dormancy

Winter desiccation, also known as winter burn, is a common type of winter injury that occurs in vegetation when the amount of water lost by chilly winter winds exceeds the amount of water the plant can draw up through the frozen soil. The results are slow-to-green lawns or dead patches, perennial plants that are slow to emerge in spring, and browning/yellowing leaves and needles in evergreens and broad leaf trees. However, winter desiccation can be deterred by maintaining proper vegetation precipitation during the late fall and early winter months and by using natural water conservation ...

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Corn Grower Photos Illustrate Power of H2OExcel

[caption id="attachment_1735" align="alignright" width="225"] H2OExcel treated corn on left. Untreated on right.[/caption] [caption id="attachment_1734" align="alignright" width="225"] H2OExcel treated corn on left. Untreated on right.[/caption] We are really excited for this year's harvest! Growers around the country are sending us photos of their corn crops after using our natural water conservation agent H2OExcel, compared to their untreated crops. As you can see, the white corn treated with H2OExcel from a grower in Kansas is much larger and healthier than the untreated corn. In the ...

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South Texas Farmer Reports Record Five Honeydew Pickings, Off-the-Chart Sweetness Using H2OExcel

South Texas honeydew producer Troy Helle of Green Gold Farms, Inc. is singing the praises of natural water conservation agent H2OExcel™ from Brookside Agra after witnessing off-the-chart sweetness and a record five pickings after using it on his honeydew crops. This season, Helle picked honeydews five times, compared to his average 2-3 times in prior seasons. Some of his honeydews even achieved Brix scores of 20. A Brix score of 14 is considered excellent for honeydews. A higher Brix score indicates better flavor and nutrient value. "We grow a variety of fruits and vegetables, but this...

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Natural Water Conservation Agent H2OExcel Scientifically Proven to Relieve Heat, Drought Stress in Grass

The recent summer heat wave has propelled daytime temperatures across much of the country to an excess of 100 degrees Fahrenheit. As a result of the high temperatures and drought conditions, cool season turfgrasses such as Kentucky Bluegrass, Perennial Ryegrass and Fine Leaf Fescue have gone dormant and turned brown from stress. Homeowners, facility managers and golf course superintendents continue to excessively water and fertilize their grasses, only to see them continue to turn brown and succumb to weeds during the summer months. O'Fallon, Illinois-based Brookside Agra has developed a...

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Have We Really Gotten Too Good at Growing Corn?

Spring 2017 is already dealing us a difficult hand with low market projections. Most growers I talk to are not excited about their crops for the new year, and I have found myself asking them, "have we really gotten too good at growing corn?" For which they reply after a few wild looks, "are you serious?" I have found that we are nowhere near as good as we think we are and nowhere near our maximum potential. Yes, there are some superstar growers out there who are beginning to tap into what we share in this industry as the maximum yield potential of both corn and soybeans, but the majority of ...

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Using Biologicals Combined with H2OExcel™ Digests Biomass Quickly to Release Valuable Nutrients Back into Soil

There are more questions being asked by growers these days about processes that can be utilized to get more out of their soil and biomass after harvest is complete. Ben Elliott, Vice-President of Agronomy Operations at Brookside Agra, says using biologicals along with components that support their growth, such as all-natural H2OExcel™, will break down biomass quickly and effectively, releasing stored nutrients back into the soil for spring planting. "In what I call 'digester-type programs,' we are showing improved break down of biomass when using a biological. If using a biological alone,...

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Brookside Agra Agronomist: Soil Microbiology Key to Crop Health, Production and Yield

VIEW SOIL BIOLOGY VIDEO PRESENTATION: http://www.brookside-agra.com/soil-biology/ In the past, a large percent of crop production was focused on chemical usage, followed by mechanical technology, and lastly biological considerations. Ben Elliott, Vice-President - Agronomy Operations at Brookside Agra/Cardinal Agriculture Services, says the future of crop production hinges on understanding soil biology and structure. "We are learning about a whole new dynamic to agronomy today in growing crops and it is very exciting," said Elliott. "From my time in the industry, I have seen people ...

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Can You Guess Which Two Crops Use More of the World’s Water?

A new report has identified the crops that are using up the most of the world's water resource, and emit the most greenhouse gases. Can you guess which ones they are? This interesting article will tell you. http://gizmodo.com/these-two-crops-use-more-of-the-worlds-water-than-all-o-1782836714...

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