“For some of the retailers and farmers it’s kind of like pulling the rug out right there as they need to make these decisions,” says Ken Ferrie, Farm Journal field agronomist.

Doug Sieck said deep-rooted cover crops have helped build carbon in his soil, making it capable of handling water in wet years.

Statements from associations and retail outlets detailed that effective immediately none of the three products would be used, sold or distributed.

Summer is almost here but it may already feel like it for some.

“What’s different about EarthScout is that we focus on what farmers want to measure rather than what they want to grow,” says the company’s chief operating officer Josh Krenz.