International Ag Labs

03/02/2018

Today I had a question about the value of a new organic potassium chloride product and if we should promote it to our customers. Here is my response: No we do not want to promote this. Organic or not it is detrimental to soil biology and has very poor uptake into plants due to the chlorides hindering the bonding of potassium with phosphate. In other words phosphate carries nutrients into the plant in the form of phosphate of iron, phosphate of potassium etc. But the chlorides hinder this and so potassium chloride is a low efficiency fertilizer. When this is combined with a detriment to biology we end up with something that is a very poor choice for farmers even at its lower price. Potassium sulfate is the better choice. ~Jon Frank

08/19/2016

PLATO, Minn., Aug. 19, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- "What is a nutrient-dense tomato?" is the surprising question that...

02/25/2013

An excellent article written honoring Dr. Dan Skow.

http://www.fairmontsentinel.com/page/content.detail/id/524300/Veterinarian--businessman-remembered.html?nav=5003

FAIRMONT — A sign on the door of International Ag Labs states it will be closed today in order to honor the company’s founding father, Dr.

02/20/2013

It is with great sadness that International Ag Labs announces the passing of Dr. Dan Skow, DVM. Dr. Skow founded International Ag Labs in the late 70's after studying under and working with Dr. Carey Reams.

Visit the site below for more information:

http://www.lakeviewfuneralhome.net/sitemaker/sites/LAKEVI3/obit.cgi?user=906159Skow

12/07/2012

The drought continues...

Both the hard red winter wheat crop and shipping on the Mississippi River have become the most recent focus of the drought.

11/26/2012

Here is a great article on the value of sulfates in a fertility program. This is why gypsum or ammonium sulfate is frequently recommended.

Quickly find key agronomy resources and information specific to your area and crop.

11/21/2012

Have a wonderful and blessed Thanksgiving!

10/19/2012

How are farmers voting this year? The lopsided results really surprised me.

Groups are calling for an end of the ethanol mandate. Watch this U.S. Farm Report roundtable to see what that means for grain markets.

09/27/2012

This is some disturbing news for the corn industry. It seems to me that the prudent path is to plant conventional seed without traits.
Yes IAL sells non gmo corn and bean seed.

Russia has suspended the import and use of an American GM corn following astudysuggesting a link to breast cancer and organ damage.

09/24/2012

When crop protection is given precedence over crop nutrition watch out because even more crop protection will be required. ~Jon

09/04/2012

Is this one of the reasons test plots do so well? Has this worked on your farm?

Does mixing corn hybrids in the same field have any advantage? Fred Below, University of Illinois professor researching how to achieve 300 bushel per acre average yields, said, “I hate 100 acres of the same hybrid in a field.”