Fun fact of the day ....

[furrowtickler]

Why you must at least double or Tripple inoculate even “treated” soybeans ...


We add the liquid inoculant to the G22 Alpine . Takes 100 yards or so for the inoculant to flow through the machine with the Alpine .... very telling .

[sumdumguy]

That picture does tell 1000 words, but would like to see the pods.

[FarmJunkie]

Agreed Furrow. Very noticeable in fields with previous soybean crops. The more they are grown the better the nodulation. Big kicker is u still need that August rain to make yield.

[furrowtickler]

Agreed Furrow. Very noticeable in fields with previous soybean crops. The more they are grown the better the nodulation. Big kicker is u still need that August rain to make yield.

Yup and so far we have zero

[furrowtickler]

That picture does tell 1000 words, but would like to see the pods.

Will do tomorrow

[grassfarmer]

So what's your thinking furrow? that the pre-inoculant was defective or there just isn't enough of it?

[farmaholic]

So what's your thinking furrow? that the pre-inoculant was defective or there just isn't enough of it?

How dare you question the possible deficiency or quality of the pre-inoculated seed the SeedCos sell.

Like the amount of Lumiderm applied to canola seed....who really knows how much of anything has been applied?

Just pay, and let them blame every possible environmental factor imaginable when their products don't perform.

[SASKFARMER]

Our last year of growing soy we only were doing 40 or 80 acres put on a field that had soy quite a few times before. Seed arrived we got behind nothing was treated did ok. I think its a game.

[sumdumguy]

I’ve got some red food colouring for sale - very effective. We always treated our own seed and back in the seventies, there were no protective masks, rubber gloves or ventilators. The old auger and jug with spout treatment did the job. ( Might need the cardboard box thing now to be environmentally endorsed).

Just a little aside this morn - Coca Cola is greening up their Dasani line of water with..... guess what - aluminum cans. Isn’t that special?

[furrowtickler]

So what's your thinking furrow? that the pre-inoculant was defective or there just isn't enough of it?

It’s far more effective as fresh inoculant on bare seed seeded within 24 hrs , add seed treatment if needed .
Seen it three years in a row now
It’s just a much better approach IMO

[furrowtickler]

[furrowtickler]

Last time we seen this the yield on proper inoculant was low 30’s , the poor to near zero nodules were 10 bpa
This might help explain some of the poor yields in Sask the past several years
Pre inoculant seed may not be adequate at all and at least 2-3 x fresh inoculant is needed to give the soybeans even a chance