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Missouri Corn Plot Update – John Viertel

Category: Fertilizer
Published on May 30, 2018
Written by John Viertel
Just came out of the Missouri corn plot, and boy has changed from last time. As seen in the picture, there is a huge difference in the root systems! The plant on left side had no starter. The plant in center had Crop Choice Starter Program – 6 gallon 3-18-18-1 + 1 pint zinc, manganese, […]

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Good Results from Burndown – John Viertel

Category: Soil Service Info
Published on May 29, 2018
Written by John Viertel
A couple of weeks ago, I showed a picture of cereal rye with the coverage of the burndown herbicide when using Soil Boost Plus and Landoil. The cereal rye cover crop was under stress from dry weather and had also been grazed by a cow herd. We just had a neighbor stop and ask about […]

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Storms in Central Missouri – John Viertel

Category: Soil Service Info
Published on May 15, 2018
Written by John Viertel
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Yes, we have been very dry for the past several weeks, with only about a half inch of rain two weeks ago right here in Central Missouri. Today we received some welcomed rain, but with a price. Severe storms rolled through our farm (and the SOIL SERVICE, INC. Missouri warehouse) about three p.m. The wind […]

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Spray Coverage on Cereal Rye Burndown – John Viertel

Category: Spray Surfactants
Published on May 11, 2018
Written by John Viertel
This is 2 hours after application. Yes, I know I just posted one earlier this week, but there is a lot happening in the fields. Look closely at the picture. Notice the darker areas on the leaf and stem of the cereal rye plant. This field was sprayed yesterday, after the beans were planted the day […]

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Planting Green into Cereal Rye – John Viertel

Category: Soil Service Info
Published on May 09, 2018
Written by John Viertel
     It is dry here in Central Missouri, but the corn is up, and soybeans are going into the ground at a record pace. It seems that we have gone from a long winter, right into summer as the temps have been in the low to mid-eighties for several days. One of our neighbors stopped […]

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Missouri Plot Update – John Viertel

Category: Ag Chemicals
Published on April 25, 2018
Written by John Viertel
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It’s middle of afternoon on a fantasticly beautiful day in late april. We just finished planting a corn starter fertilizer plot, comparing 3-18-18-1, zinc, sugar e-boost, along with liquid bacteria concentrate,  and soil restored.  Sugar E-BOOST has been shown a good ROI in our plots and field trials for the past couple of years, when […]

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Spraying Roundup in Cold Weather – Derek Porter

Category: Ag Chemicals
Published on April 23, 2018
Written by Derek Porter
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Here in Central Illinois, the temperature outlook through the end of April has high’s in the 60’s with low’s dipping down to the mid 40’s to high 30’s. When the overnight low temperature dips down below 50 two days before or two days after application, the effectiveness of glyphosate starts to decrease. This can create […]

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Burndown Options Ahead of Soybeans – Derek Porter

Category: Ag Chemicals
Published on April 23, 2018
Written by Derek Porter
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                What are your options for a burndown ahead of soybeans? If you’re planting dicamba tolerant soybeans, the answer is, more than likely, dicamba and if needed, roundup to control any early season grasses. That was my second favorite aspect of dicamba tolerant soybeans, we could now use dicamba as a burndown option! If your […]

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Missouri Planting – John Viertel

Category: Equipment
Published on April 23, 2018
Written by John Viertel
Planting finally started! Last Saturday, I got to the field where this set of Yetter Poly Spiked Closing Wheels were being used to compare to the regular rubber closing wheels. The conditions were very good for planting in this conventional tilled field, so there was very good seed to soil contact. I will be following […]

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Burn Down Options in Corn – Derek Porter

Category: Ag Chemicals
Published on April 17, 2018
Written by Derek Porter
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So much for an early spring! Even though the calendar shows it’s April, mother nature appears to be stuck in January. Spring will eventually get here at some point, and its important to take this time to insure you have everything you need when planting arrives. At least in most of central Illinois the cold […]

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