Welcome

CaroVail’s 2012

Union Springs Grower Meeting

Credit were credit is due

• Syngenta• Innovative Growers• University of TN • University of IL• Cornell• The Fertilizer Institute• Yara• Agrinetix & ACS• AgJunction• Ag Explorer• Ken Ferrie

We thought it was time to changethe way large grower meetings are

done.

•Information •Timely Topics•Will be challenging•Will be useable•Will make you stretch•Will increase your profits•Will protect your farm and environment

**no new classes of herbicides in past 20 yrs.

The Art of Weather Forecasting

• If the oak is out before the ash, twill be a summer of wet & splash

• But if the ash out before the oak, twill be a summer of fire & smoke.

But then again, scientists got it all figured out….

• Scientists wanted to observe what it was that caused man to become drunk

• Observed one man drinking scotch and water

• Observed another man drinking whiskey with ice

• Finally observed a third drinking a Twisted Ice tea

Well, the conclusion is obvious…

Water was the common item in all drinks…water makes men drunk

Abe Lincoln summed it up

• It seems in Springfield the weatherman was having a bad streak of weather prediction

• Town mayor was approached by a young boy who said he could tell him what the weather would be

• Mayor figured why not give him a try…..

• Young boy got the first storm right, then the second, then the third and fourth….!!!!

• Mayor was surprised and very impressed

• Considered firing the weatherman

• Approached the boy and said he was thinking about offering him the job of being the weather forecaster

• Boy said, “Oh no, sir, t’was not me, you see.

It was my donkey. He always rub his ear on the post and brays terrible whenever a storm is buildin’.”

• “So,” Abe said, “the mayor appointed the jack ass,

And that was the mayor’s mistake…….

Ever since then jack asses have been running for office…..

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We are Glad You Came!

Recognize Trouble When it’s Coming

4 Rights for Nutrient Stewardship

The RIGHT product at…

The RIGHT place at……

The RIGHT time at…..

The RIGHT amount

The people who show up will make the rules…..

Bruce Vincent of Vincent Logging Co.

World is run by those who show up20 second sound bites with strong visualsAgriculture’s buzz word today: chemicalsFertilizer == ChemicalsManure === ChemicalsTraited seed ==Chemicals

“We’ve Got a Long Way to Go and a Short Time to Get There…..”

I NEED TO RAISE MY AVGERAGES

The way to increase yields shouldBe viewed as a systems approach

Different pieces of all fitting to-gather to add up to higher yields

Genetics

Field/Soil

Fertility

Picket Rows and Photocopy Plants

Sharpen™ HerbicidePreemergence in Corn

Kixor is a registered trademark of BASF. Verdict is a trademark of BASF. ©2011 BASF Corporation. All Rights Reserved.

Excellent Burndown and Residual Foundation with Sharpen

Carovail – Auburn, NY

Marestail + Winter Annuals

Primary weeds: foxtail, common ragweed, velvetleaf pigweed and

lambsquarters

5 pt. Lumax + 1 oz Sharpen“Better Ragweed control with Sharpen”

5 pt. Lumax + 1 pt Aatrex

applied 5-25-11picture 6-28-11

Weed:

If emergence is delayed by 48 hrs:

Immediately start to compete for:•Sunlight•Water•Nutrients•Stalks and root mass will be smaller•Ear size will be stunted•Will add to residue and volunteer corn

for next season

a (1) : a plant that is not valued where it is growing and is usually of vigorous growth; especially : one that tends to overgrow or choke out more desirable plants (2) : a weedygrowth of plants

Yield robbing soil conditions

Your Business• Manage all the tools that ultimately aid in

producing that gallon of milk

Labor costs

Rolling stock—tractors, harvesters, planters for how many acres?

Feed per acre

Milk per ton

“If I could make milk without raising feed I would do it in a heart beat.”

As long as you need to grow feed:

• Make full use of the ability to organize and utilize the different pieces of information

• Maximize your production and minimize your cost of production.

• Take the first step and do a farm technology review and assessment

• Begin laying the foundation this winter

We Now Have the Tools

Ways to Organize and Manage

So what is the real goal?

Vary the Population

As long as you need to grow feed:

• Make full use of the ability to organize and utilize the different pieces of information

• Maximize your production and minimize your cost of production.

• Take the first step and do a farm technology review and assessment

• Begin laying the foundation this winter

Were it all starts is at the Dinner Table

All Nitrogen is NOT created Equal

NITROGEN SOURCES

• ANHYDROUS AMMONIA

• UREA

• AMMONIUM SULFATE

• AMMONIUM NITRATE

• UAN SOLUTION

Confusion???

You have a legitimate reason!

•Time constraint•Labor issues•Equipment breakdowns•Variable soil types

So who do you call??

Why, your CaroVail sales person, of course!

“You know, we’ve been looking at these for the past couple years….”

Form of Nitrogen Formula Availability for plant uptake

Nitrogen gas N2 Although 78% of our atmosphere is nitrogen gas, this form of nitrogen

must be transformed to usable forms before it is available for plant

uptake.

Ammonia NH3 Ammonia is a gas. Ammonium can escape from the surface of the soil

under certain conditions and is harmful to plants in high quantities.

Ammonium is the basic building block of commercial nitrogen fertilizers.

Ammonium NH4+ Soil particles attract and retain ammonium on cation exchange complexes.

This form may be directly taken up by plants.

Nitrate NO3- Nitrate is the second form of nitrogen which is available for plant uptake.

In most soils, nitrate is highly mobile. However, in the highly weathered

soils of Hawaii, nitrate is stored in soils with ‘anion exchange capacity’ and

becomes less mobile.

Nitrite NO2- Nitrite is an intermediate product in the conversion of ammonium to

nitrate (nitrification). It is usually present in low quantities, but is toxic to

plants.

Organic Nitrogen Various

compounds

Organic nitrogen must be converted to ammonium before it is used by

plants. This conversion occurs with time and is known as mineralization.

Table 5. Various forms of nitrogen

And We Know That Nitrogen Types Differ

A manufactured formulation

A Prilled Process with out any heat

•Ammonium Nitrate—directly available•Ortho Phosphate—the most available form•Sulfate of Potash—very low salt, provides

sulfurAll of these forms are ingredients in water soluble fertilizers.

Ammonium Nitrate will not volatize and can be Taken directly into the plant.

Attaches to negatively charges soil particles to helpAid in leaching.

Develop a Nitrogen Management Program

Form of Nitrogen Formula Availability for plant uptake

Nitrogen gas N2 Although 78% of our atmosphere is nitrogen gas, this form of nitrogen must be

transformed to usable forms before it is available for plant uptake.

Ammonia NH3 Ammonia is a gas. Ammonium can escape from the surface of the soil under

certain conditions and is harmful to plants in high quantities. Ammonium is the

basic building block of commercial nitrogen fertilizers.

Ammonium NH4+ Soil particles attract and retain ammonium on cation exchange complexes. This

form may be directly taken up by plants.

Nitrate NO3- Nitrate is the second form of nitrogen which is available for plant uptake. In

most soils, nitrate is highly mobile. However, in the highly weathered soils of

Hawaii, nitrate is stored in soils with ‘anion exchange capacity’ and becomes less

mobile.

Nitrite NO2- Nitrite is an intermediate product in the conversion of ammonium to nitrate

(nitrification). It is usually present in low quantities, but is toxic to plants.

Organic Nitrogen Various compounds Organic nitrogen must be converted to ammonium before it is used by plants.

This conversion occurs with time and is known as mineralization.

Table 5. Various forms of nitrogen

A manufactured formulation

A Prilled Process with out any heat

•Ammonium Nitrate—directly available•Ortho Phosphate—the most available form•Sulfate of Potash—very low salt, provides

sulfur

All of these forms are ingredients in water soluble fertilizers.

Ammonium Nitrate will not volatize and can be Taken directly into the plant.

Attaches to negatively charges soil particles to helpAid in leaching.

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Technology Is Now Catching Up

EC Zones vs. Soil Maps

Balanced Nutrition

Soil Solution is the liquid between the soil particles

Soluble Nutrients:

•Potassium•Magnesium•Calcium

Soil is Like a Sponge

PotassiumK+

MagnesiumMg+

CalciumCa+

Nutrients are Building Blocks for D.M.

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Way to Help Manage

Choosing the Fields

Finding the Unknowns

Field Management Program

With a Simple Way to Capture

Liebig’s Law of the Minimum

What is your fields’ Minimums?

These Rules Have NOT Changed

The Way We Can Measure Them Has

So That We Can Better Utilize What We Have

THANK YOU!