The Nation's Leader in Sustainable Agriculture

~ Farmers helping Farmers ~
Proper soil management.
Sustaining farmers,
soil, water, air,
and consumers

Through Farm For Profit, a trustworthy and credile network of farmers:

Farm For Profit program has four major principles or steps:

  1. Soil management for any soil type.
  2. Balanced nutrition in the field for any crop.
  3. Reduced chemical rates with equal or better production results.
  4. Train and educate farmers to maximize their opportunities for success.

 

The key to successful agriculture is properly sustained soil that is rich in nutrients and micro-nutrients, organic matter, air, and water.

 


Principle no. 1
Proper Soil Management

 

 

Some of the major problem facing all farmers today are related to poor soil management which has these negative effects upon the soil they farm:

 

Soil that is hard and compacted doesn't allow root systems to penetrate, and soil that is full of agricultural chemicals burns off roots. The soil and root mass on the right was treated with Step One® Agri-Remedy and Agri-Achieve in the spring shows the corn root development; and the untreated, compacted soil on the left shows less root development.

 

 

 

Strong and full root development that penetrates deep into the soil leads to strong yields.

The solution to damaged soil problems that result in lowered yields is for farmers to learn how to manage their own soils. Using expensive equipment to mechanically break up the soil is not the answer.
Farmers need to learn how to:

  • improve soil tilth
  • activate natural microbial activity for a healthier soil environment
  • help clean up toxicity through bioremediation
  • get life back into the soil
  • improve soil structure 

 Principle no. 2
Good Plant Nutrition
Soil composed of the following components will result in optimum plant growth and production:

These elements plus earthworms, soil life including live micro-organisms, insects, rodents, and massive root systems create top yields.

Step 2's True Solution Starter Fertilizer (3-18-18) can be applied at planting time or as a foliar feed. The positive results of using Step 2® vs no fertilization can be dramatic, as demonstrated by the crop on the right.

Why use 3-18-18 True Solution Starter Fertilizer from Farm For Profit?

Because you get these results:

Principle no. 3
Well-Managed Chemical Rates

Reduce chemical rates by blending pesticides with Vegetable Oil from Farm For Profit that is 93% once-refined, de-gummed, soybean vegetable oil, and 7% high-grade emulsifier.

How does Vegetable Oil from Farm For Profit work?

It encapsulates selected chemicals and protects them from oxygen, sunlight, and high pH water degradation while also producing uniform spray droplets. The results are:

 

Farm For Profit recommends waiting to see which problem weeds are developing before spraying. By blending post-emergent pesticides with Step 3 Vegetable Oil®, the application rate can most commonly be decreased by 50%.
Vegetable Oil used along with herbicides achieves weed-free fields while saving the farmer money and sustaining the soil.

 

 

Rules of Thumb from Farm For Profit for effective and efficient chemical application rates are:

  1. Identify the pests
  2. Select the pesticide that does the best job of controlling the pest
  3. Use the smallest amount of pesticide as possible to control the pests
  4. Use vegetable oil where permitted
  5. Follow the label on the chemical package for proper mixing sequence

 Principle no. 4
Education and Training
Free to the farmer simply for asking. Farmers and Farm For Profit's specialists share information on common problems and learn how to balance their soils with skill, knowledge, experience and products. Farmers learn about:

 

The best place to evaluate the results of agricultural methods and educate farmers is right in the field. Farm For Profit representatives provide timely advice to help other farmers.

Farm For Profit representatives are specialists who use state-of-the-art testing methods to determine proper application rates to sustain the soil and achieve maximum yields.

Farm For Profit -- The Practical Choice
Farm For Profit is a group of farmers helping farmers, dedicated to the quality improvement of soil, water, and air on individual farms. Farm For Profit believes in good soil management practices; producing optimum yields with reduced expenses; and production of quality food for the consuming public.