At herbicide time crops here were still growing very well, and they responded well according to tissue tests. And yes I adjusted how much we put on by the end of spraying the reseeded canola. Only put fungicide on a few wheat crops that we were saving for seed and also added 1/2 the rate of foliar we used last year cause of dry conditions. Overall we put on 60% of the foliar we used last year because like you said why spend the money if not needed in dry conditions. And your assumption, well ya I wish I would have did the second app on all wheat - we left 8 bus/ac on the table. Did not think it would work that well in dry conditions.
Agree other products are cheaper but very few can be applied with herbicide or fungicide safely.
So what crops did you put Kugler on? And what rates? What were the results? What kind of fertility did you have already on at or prior to seeding? Did you get it from me? The list of guys who tried it last year is fairly small. This product was new to this area only last year.
Last year yields were flat on high end fertility and around 20% increase with mid fertility rates with foliar.
So you are correct, the ROI not there in some high fertility but paid 3-1 in mid fertility 80% of the time. Protein did increase in most of the wheat with high fertility. We took one guys 80 bus wheat from 11.5 pro to 13.7 but no measured yield response - done just on combine yield. That was $.77/bus on protein alone. That paid very well. Another very progressive farm south of here also seen a 1.5 to 2% increase in protein on wheat on high fertility, again the ROI was very positive.
In crops with high fertility on three other farms there was a flat response to any additional traditional fert in mid season as well.
Last year late season disease onset on most crops limited most high end yield potential regardless of fertility used.
Agree other products are cheaper but very few can be applied with herbicide or fungicide safely.
So what crops did you put Kugler on? And what rates? What were the results? What kind of fertility did you have already on at or prior to seeding? Did you get it from me? The list of guys who tried it last year is fairly small. This product was new to this area only last year.
Last year yields were flat on high end fertility and around 20% increase with mid fertility rates with foliar.
So you are correct, the ROI not there in some high fertility but paid 3-1 in mid fertility 80% of the time. Protein did increase in most of the wheat with high fertility. We took one guys 80 bus wheat from 11.5 pro to 13.7 but no measured yield response - done just on combine yield. That was $.77/bus on protein alone. That paid very well. Another very progressive farm south of here also seen a 1.5 to 2% increase in protein on wheat on high fertility, again the ROI was very positive.
In crops with high fertility on three other farms there was a flat response to any additional traditional fert in mid season as well.
Last year late season disease onset on most crops limited most high end yield potential regardless of fertility used.
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