Maranatha Acres

06/20/2026

We finished the V5 pass on our corn acres before the rain showers hit us this week. This pass focuses on w**d management and applying a second residual to the acres that need it - mainly to limit crab grass from continuing to come. Some farms also got an additional foliar product to give them a boost - if the corn needed it. This is the last pass we will be able to make before the corn canopies which is crazy. 🌽

06/16/2026

Here are some of my favorite pictures of . Felt good to make it across the finish line a couple of weeks ago now and it is nice to see everything up and growing.

Planting ✅
Side dress ✅
Now onto spray season ⏳

06/13/2026

Got across the finish line on side dressing this week. We are hoping to get a little more rain to get this corn rocking and rolling. 🌽

We have just 2 more spray passes to go on this crop (Herbicide pass and Fungicide pass).😳

06/11/2026

Working through the first pass on soybean acres before moving to corn. This is a simple residual & w**d control pass. The residual keeps w**ds from germinating and the herbicide hits the w**ds that have shown their faces since the ground was worked (like the crab grass on top of that hill in the first clip 😂)

06/11/2026

Good to see Vertical Ag in the news! 😎

Agricultural Drones: The High-Tech Tools Transforming the Field

06/06/2026

Giving our corn some Go-Go Juice! 💨

We spoon feed the corn nitrogen from the start. Our Starter mix (28% N & 10-34-0) is placed 2x2 with the planter and 28% N over the top in the pre-emerge spray pass gives the corn what it needs to get up and get going.

Now the Anhydrous Ammonia comes in and drops the all you can eat buffet in its lap 😂🍽️

This pass is what takes these plants through grain fill and to the finish line. We do add some foliar fertilizers in our fungicide pass to help finish our grain fill but Anhydrous Ammonia does the heavy lifting on the crop.

Proper nitrogen timing = happy crop & more bushels 🌽

06/04/2026

Wrapping up the soybean planting footage! 🌱 Feels good to have everything in the ground.

06/02/2026

Some footage planting soybeans 🌱

05/30/2026

Let’s talk about Anhydrous Ammonia (Gas). 👇🏼

What is it? Some refer to it as gas, others Anhydrous. Going to get very scientific here but hang on. Anhydrous Ammonia a chemical compound of nitrogen and hydrogen with the formula NH₃. When injected into the soil, it quickly reacts with water in the soil to form ammonium hydroxide, NH4OH. The ammonia binds with the organic matter to form ammonium (NH4+). Then during the growing season, soil microorganisms convert the ammonium to nitrate, which is the main form taken up by plants. Anhydrous can stay in the soil for up to 135ish days and is 82% nitrogen.

Why do we use it? Anhydrous is one of the most efficient sources of nitrogen fertilizer that can be applied to corn. There are other sources of nitrogen, and we even use some of those as well, but the majority of what’s applied on our farm comes after the corn is up in the spring while the corn is small enough that if driven over it will pop back up (or some farmers apply it in the fall or spring pre-planting).

Why don’t some people like to use it? As with anything, there are risks with using it. It is a dangerous gas. I don’t know anyone who enjoys dealing with it. It’s something that most who deal with it take seriously when it comes to handling. One slip or missed step could lead to life-changing consequences. There are plenty of news articles about accidents related to NH₃ if you care to look it up.

Overall, we apply Anhydrous Ammonia on our corn acres and have found it to be the best for our operation. We are careful when applying, moving tanks, and hooking up tanks to keep everyone safe. We feel it is the most cost-effective (in most years) and efficient way to feed our corn the right amount of nitrogen it needs to get through the growing season. 🌽

05/29/2026

Wheat Fungicide time. 👌🏼

This pass includes a fungicide, insecticide, and a foliar fertilizer to help get the wheat to the finish line in late June or early July!

Fungicides help defend against diseases that can rob yield and reduce grain quality, while insecticides target pests like Army worms, that can absolutely decimate a wheat crop.

This pass is an important one to get the wheat to the finish line. So we also include a product from BW Fusion called AmiNo, which is a foliar Nitrogen product that helps supply readily available nutrition to support plant health, grain fill, and overall crop efficiency.

Drone application gives us the ability to treat the field quickly and accurately while minimizing wheel tracks and crop damage - and come on, isn’t it pretty awesome to watch. 😉

The goal is simple: keep the wheat healthy, maximize yield potential, and produce the best crop possible.

Thanks as always Vertical Ag!