Topography Soil Sampling
DOES IT HAVE A PLACE?
New technologies such as GPS (Global Positioning Systems) now enable dealers and consultants to sample by landscape position and record the locations. This soil test information, along with a yield map or some other guide to yield potential, can then be used to vary rates of fertilizer accordingly. Any fertilizer product can be applied variably using this information and GPS equipment. Will this system provide as much information as gridding fields in 1-4 acre portions? "NO" Smaller grids provide more detailed information. Will this system provide better information than representing a field with one composite soil sample? Common sense tells us this should be much better information than a composite sample, yet cost less than grid testing. Research being conducted by university and industry researchers will provide us with the solid data needed to test ideas such as this in a few years. There will also be a lot of field scale research from equipment manufacturers and fast adapting farmers.
For more information contact Matt Kallhoff, or one of our agronomy salesman.
(Information was retrieved from Agvise Laboratories)
Micronutrients
Micronutrients are generally considered to be enzyme activators in plants. Enzymes are small protein clusters that carry out a specific and necessary function in the plant. Each enzyme requires a specific micronutrient to activate it. The micronutrient is sometimes referred to as a catalyst. Micronutrients are the keys to the plants physiological locks.
All micronutrients, boron (B), copper (Cu), iron (Fe), manganese (Mn), molybdenum (Mo) and zinc (Zn), except chlorine (Cl), are activators of specific enzymes.
Let’s look at the Nutrient and what the associated soil properties most commonly associated with deficiencies.
Nutrient--------Soil Property
Zinc------------High pH, low organic matter, sandy texture, very high P
Iron------------High pH, calcareous (high lime)
Boron----------Low organic matter, sandy texture, over-limed acid soil, dry soil conditions
Copper---------Organic soil (peat), high pH, sandy texture
Manganese-----High pH, calcareous, sandy or peat
Molybdenum---Acid sands or peat
Sulfur-----------Sandy texture, low organic matter
So, what is the goal of feeding Micronutrients?
The goal of foliar nutrition application is to increase duration of leaf wetness to increase availability of elements and increase cation movement through leaf cuticle. The advanced foliar MAX-In line of micronutrients is perfectly suited to address elemental delivery in post emergence applications by ground or air and in tank-mixes with glyphosate and other herbicides. The patent pending MAX-IIN brands contain Cornsorb technology that dramatically enhances element penetration equating to greater element availability and utilization.
What is the best way to find out what your crop needs for micronutrients?
1. Talk with one of our Agronomy Specialists.
2. Have them take a tissue sample of your crop.
3. Down load finding into the Nutrisolu+ions calculator
4. Define the needs for your crop
5. Have CHS Agri Service Center recommend placement of Max-in ZMB.
CHS Agri Service Center-Loomis Agronomy Office-405 Commercial St.-Loomis, Ne. 68958-(308) 876-2241 office (308) 876-2220 fax
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