Field 2

2009-2010

Field 2 Photos from 2009-2010 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