Field 2
2009
Field 2 Photos from 2009 Growing Season
2009 Crop was
Winter Wheat
No pre-emergence herbicide was
applied prior to planting. Jerry Winter Wheat was planted with a JD 1590
no-till drill at 1.5 million pure live seeds/acre 1.5" deep on September 26,
2008 with 50 pounds per acre 11-52-0 with the seed and 174 lbs./ac. urea
(46-0-0) broadcast on April 22, 2009 (85.5 pounds/acre total actual N). 13
ounces/acre Huskie, 2 ounces/acre Propomax, 1 lb./ac. Ammonium Sulfate and 1
quart/100gallons Liberate was applied on May 28, 2009 for post emergent weed
control. Winter wheat was harvested on August 12, 2009 and yielded; 56.9
bushels/acre @ 12.3% protein, 60.7 pounds/bushel with 1.1% dockage.
A pre-emergence herbicide application of 24 ounces/acre of Mad Dog (glyphosate
isopropylamine) with AMS (Ammonium
sulfamate) and Flame was sprayed on
August 17, 2009. A cover crop of oat, pea, soybean, millet and turnip was
planted with a JD 1590 no-till drill on August 20, 2009 at 46.3 pounds/ acre at
.75" deep with no additional fertilizer.
2009 Fall Soil Fertility Test Results
2009 Fall Check-Strip Soil Fertility Test Results
2008
Field 2 Photos from 2008 Growing Season
2008 Crop was
Spring Wheat
No pre-emergence herbicide was applied
prior to planting. Howard Spring Wheat was planted with a JD 1590 no-till
drill at 1.5 million pure live seeds/acre 1.5" deep on April 11, 2008 with 108
pounds per acre of urea (46-0-0) deep banded and 50 pounds per acre 11-52-0 with
the seed (55.2 pounds/acre total actual N). 1 pint/acre of Bromac and .5
pint/acre of Puma was applied on June 7, 2008 for post emergent weed control.
Spring wheat was harvested in August
2008 and yielded; 9.3 bushels/acre @ 46 pounds/bushel.
Field 2 Soil Foodweb analysis
2008 Soil Fertility Test Results