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Post by shmiffy on Nov 4, 2022 22:47:42 GMT -6
I just put some 98g calcium down after tiger 90. Poor man’s gypsum. Will see next year how it works.
98g was Trucked up from Iowa.
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Post by OptimallyDismal on Nov 5, 2022 7:33:52 GMT -6
We did Bio Sul 220 lbs/ac, supposed to be good for 5 years, it is a mix of sulfur and compost.
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MBRfarms
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Post by MBRfarms on Nov 5, 2022 9:54:51 GMT -6
I've heard that having too much sulphur on/in the land can tie up other nutrients. Don't remember which ones. Should check with our agro center again. If guys are putting it down, must not be much truth to that. We've found the opposite to be true. With elemental on our tight high pH gumbo it seems the higher the rate the more nutrients are available. Usually spread 80-90lbs actual ahead of canola and put 30lbs actual with the cereals. Tried a double rate trial on the canola so a good 160lbs+ and saw a slight yield bump but the side by side soil test showed higher levels of everything in the high rate zone even with the slightly higher yield. We've started shifting some $ away from extra P and N and put more elemental down every year. |
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Post by SWMan on Nov 3, 2024 21:26:47 GMT -6
Well after hooking up the banding unit this fall and having some sort of communication issue on my bourgault cart, I decided to just put my urea down next spring. After all it is very dry and hard, not ideal conditions for fieldwork. Then I saw rain in the forecast and figured this was the time to try the fall spreading thing. Went hard for a few days and now we are well over half an inch of rain today. I will say that was a LOT easier and quicker than dragging tillage equipment over all the acres, and we didn't knock stubble down and lose moisture opening things up. If it was wet I would feel different, but this seemed the proper fit for the year. I guess time will tell if it was.  |
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Post by jaymo on Nov 4, 2024 9:37:13 GMT -6
I think its better to spread urea and leave it on top of dry stubble ground and wait for rain then broadcast with light incorporation.
I think the research backs that up too. Although if the ground is wet and you spread without incorporation the losses could be bad? Deep banding would be the best obviously.
So it looks like you hit it right. Although I've only had about .5" rain. Maybe you got more?
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Post by SWMan on Nov 4, 2024 23:26:20 GMT -6
We got an inch yesterday. The dry soil conditions gave me confidence that when we did get a rain it would be soaking in and not running off, which I think would be a risk had it been wet.
I would not have done this a couple weeks ago with un-treated product when it was warm though. Timing of everything worked great.
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