Acres U.S.A. Green lighting Travis Potter

[ColevilleH2S]

...Each time you spray you can use it as the water. Getting 30 lbs N...

But are you getting 30 lbs? The guy in the interview would not specify what the concentration was. He even said something to the effect of, "the nitrogen doesn't/won't show up in lab tests"

[tubs]

Very interesting topic. I listened to the guy out from sask and he said it change te soil from a bacterial to fungi soil what i think is the most interesting part it would make weedcontrol a little easier. I do all my N now with the sprayer already as uan

[Sodbuster]

Sounds too good to be true, 3.3 lbs of N a gallon puts it in the same league as 28-0-0. I would definitely need to see some trials before jumping into this investment.

[FarmJunkie]

DYODD. It is highly unlikely you’re getting 3 lbs per gallon. Definitely getting some but unable to determine the exact amount. Relying on it as your sole N requirement could be disasterous. Using the right water to make the product is critical

[shtferbrains]

My guess is this stuff would freeze rock solid at temps below zero

[farmaholic]

32.5% urea DEF freezes at about 12°F. -11°C

I would still be concerned about its stability and ability to hold its nitrogen concentration, what ever that may be, if it wasn't stored in air tight storage. Even sodium hypochlorite(bleach) degrades over time.

[shtferbrains]

Is it lightening is a bottle aka "snake oil"?

If this was ever a viable option why isn't it already being done?

I would think we're far enough down the road of technological advances that this "concept" isn't a new discovery.

The industrial process has been around since the beginning but lost out to the hauber-Bosch because of energy required.
To expensive if there was any market for the electricity.
Some new designs proposed to zero the Co2 but need nuclear reactor type power supply.

This unit runs on a 110 volt 15 amp breaker 1100 watts.
??????About the same power draw as your toaster?

[SASKFARMER]

Les Henry said in first-year soil science, when you have a bad lightning storm things seem greener the next day. I remember that. And it does look greener.

[farmaholic]

If they could get nitrogen fixing biologicals to work, I think that would be a better option. Although, I thought I read that there has been no meaningful progress on that front either.

In fact, Custom Agricultural Intelligence, based in Sedley and Regina are having a complete dispersal through McDougall Auctions. I can't say I know what they were doing there but someone I asked said he thought they were working on biologicals. Maybe someone who knows for sure can chime in. I'd like to see biologicals as a real option.

Regarding that auction, there is some larger scale water treatment equipment for sale if someone wants to treat water for the production of Green Lightening fertilizer.

[biglentil]

Sounds like hocus pocus juice, there has been many come and go. I would like to see a trial on a field with relativity low residual N from a soil test, half with the same cost per acre in the magic piss vs. Conventional N.

Then the story will be oh its a soil enhancement thing that takes a few years to perform. A few years later the RB signs go up for the farmer and a few years after that the dealer. Seen it before.