What happens in your soil this fall will either set you up for success—or leave nutrients and yield potential on the table. Residue isn't just leftover stalks—it's a nutrient bank. But without biology working for you, most of those nutrients remain locked away.

A typical 200-bushel corn crop leaves behind over 4 tons of residue per acre. That residue holds more than $160 worth of nutrients (N, P, K, S). But it won't break down efficiently on its own. Anaerobic conditions, disease pressure, and slow decomposition are common without biological intervention.

Residue Breakdown Is Biology's Job—Give It What It Needs

That's where a residue digester makes the difference. We use a four-part system:

• BioMax-E (3–5 gal/acre) – a high-quality compost extract packed with diverse microbial life.
• BAC (16 oz/acre) – a concentrated blend of Bacillus strains that work even in low-oxygen conditions.
• Pacific Gro (16 oz/acre) – oceanic hydrolysate that fuels microbial growth.
• Molasses (16 oz/acre) – a fast-acting carbon source to wake up the biology.

Together, this mix primes the soil to digest residue efficiently, recycle nutrients, and create a healthier seedbed come spring.

Why Fall? Because Biology Doesn't Wait

You don't get a second chance to influence what happens in the soil over winter. By applying your residue program immediately after harvest, you jumpstart microbial activity while soil temps are still warm, give microbes time to work before winter slows everything down, and prevent nutrients from being lost or locked up by next spring.

ROI That Pays for Itself

At current fertilizer prices, unlocking just a portion of the nutrients in your residue easily pays for the cost of this program. At $25 per acre, you're setting yourself up for a potential $100+ return—and that's before factoring in improved planting conditions or reduced early-season pest and disease pressure.

Think of the nutrients already in your field as money sitting in the bank. This program is the key to unlocking those funds and putting them to work for your next crop.

What you do after harvest will determine how well your soil performs next spring. Don't wait until planting to think about biology. Feed it now. Support it now. And reap the benefits later.

The investments you make in residue breakdown and soil biology today will pay dividends through planting, emergence, and early-season vigor. Better nutrient cycling means improved fertility efficiency. Active biology means enhanced soil structure and water infiltration. And healthy residue breakdown means reduced disease pressure and improved seedbed conditions.

Don't wait until spring to start thinking about what's happening in your soil. By then, the opportunity to influence winter biological activity is gone. Take action now while soil temperatures are still favorable and give your biology the head start it needs to work for you all season long.