Ray Hewitt @RayWHewitt

@Qrds1234 I actually have a smart box system on my planter and used Aztec one year but felt it too expensive and too time consuming to do my insecticide that way. I am putting a liquid system on and will be doing generic capture in furrow this coming year.

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5 months ago

@Qrds1234 Wow if the insecticide is the only thing that will kill the rootworm why buy the trait. Also I haven’t seen corn borer damage in many years. So above ground traits are not doing much in my area anyway.

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5 months ago

@Qrds1234 Granted I don’t have any corn on corn so I can’t speak to that kind of rw pressure.

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5 months ago

@Qrds1234 It is a dry talc replacement you put it in like talc in your seed box.

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5 months ago

@Qrds1234 I used it this year as I didn’t have a liquid system on my planter and I thought it worked quite well for $9/ac it did the job. We allegedly had a very bad year for rw in southern Mn and I had no down corn.

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5 months ago

@Qrds1234 TS 201 is what the bio insecticide is called meristem amvac and streamline ag are a few companies that sell it

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5 months ago

@Qrds1234 Corn on corn does make it a little more complicated but I know people doing it with non gmo corn. It might be a good idea to do both in furrow insecticide and the BioWake prime talc to give you extra protection for not much more. Just know there are many companies selling that.

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Ray Hewitt @RayWHewitt

5 months ago

@Qrds1234 Absolutely! if you would have anymore questions please reach out. I love talking about this kinda stuff.

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5 months ago

@Qrds1234 @islandviewag 50 cents is pretty common premium for corn and you still have to truck the corn. getting that and just having to grind it for feed makes the math work so well.

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5 months ago

@Qrds1234 @islandviewag It’s a no brainer for you if you can get a premium through your livestock.

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5 months ago

@Qrds1234 If you have had very good weed control it’s really not that bad and chem costs are not much different from an enlist program. Number one weed control advice is buy the best pre you can. Zidua pro was what I used. And spray post before you see any weeds.

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5 months ago

@Qrds1234 You need a premium to make the effort worth it. The premium I was getting was anywhere from 2.25-2.60/bu. There are better premiums available if you grow a specific variety for a specialty purpose. Mine were just a mixed non gmo that I sold to CGB or Cargill.