Questions asked on the AGvisorPro network

Overcoming Furrow Closure Issues with No-Till Ryegrass in Sod Ground

Having trouble closing the furrow in 20# annual ryegrass no till ground. 12# is my normal rate. Sod affect? Closes great in bare spots.

Preventing Theft and Damage to Field Equipment: Effective Overnight Strategies

Looking for ideas on how to protect equipment parked in the field overnight from theft or damage. Fuel was siphoned out of our 4wd tractor last night & the tool box was emptied.

Fall vs. Spring Wheat Seed Treatment: Maximizing Efficiency

Does anyone know if someone could treat their wheat seed in the fall? I'm looking to have more time in the spring for a good burn down before I get seeding. One easy way to do that would be getting most of my treating done in the fall when grain is still warm and I have more time. It would likely be a combination product like Terraxa or Intego Suite. I just want make sure the efficacy would be equal or nearly equal to something done in the spring a week before planting. Thanks.

Evaluating the Most Popular Brands of GPS Guidance and Variable Rate

What brand of gps guidance and variable rate do people like the most.

Maximizing Soybean Yield in Cold Climates: Tips for Delaying Emergence and Best Practices

What’s the deepest anyone has planted soybeans? I planted some march beans at a strong 2 for testing, looks like some are breaking necks. I was trying to Delay emergence to prevent them from April frost.

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Balancing your Soil’s Mineral and Nutrient Levels: A Closer Look at Low Sulfur and High Organic Matter

Why do I have low sulfur but high organic matter?

Marking A+ Lines in Field Plots: Top Apps for Easy and Professional Plot Marking

Does anyone know of an app that we can use to strike an A+ line in a field for a field plot. Want to drive and mark it with a quad or pickup. Thanks

Bioactive Technology: Assessing its Effectiveness in Southern Alberta

Has anyone used any of the technology from Bioagtive in southern Alberta. It’s combustion based carbon with a biological activator sounds way too good to be true. Wondering experiences with it?

Troubleshooting Your Hagie STS12 Sprayer with ExactApply

Have a 2023 Hagie sts12 with exactapply. I started with water on stream tips for top dressing wheat and worked great. As soon as I went to add 28% to it the sprayer isn’t working right. The boom pressure and pump pressure spike over 100psi and rate falls hard from my set 35 gal\ac. Iv cleaned strainers out and worked well for a couple loads and now isn’t working at all with clean strainers

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Optimizing Palisade EC or Pinola EC Rates on Soft Red Winter Wheat in a High Nitrogen, High Yield Environment

Looking for some advice on Palisade EC or Pinola EC… We are spraying a little earlier than normal this year. In a high nitrogen, high yield environment… Do we want to run the higher rate? This is on soft red winter wheat. In the past, we’ve only used the 10 1/2 ounce per acre rate 

Cost-Effective Alternatives to 3-18-18 Fertilizer for Potassium-Packed Crops

I am trying to use an in furrow Potassium Hydroxide starter fertilizer. The goal is to try and get 20 pounds of potassium out this way. (Will be about 3/4” away from seed) are there any good affordable products out there other than 3-18-18 which I’m finding for around $6/ gallon?

Innovative Placement Techniques: Safe Use of Boron in Furrow with Yield 360 Waves Method

I know boron in furrow is considered a no, no. My question is how far away makes it acceptable? Would the Yield 360 Waves that place the fertility 3/4” away allow some to be used safely? If so how much?

Finding Success in Organic Soybean Farming: Insights from Weed Zapper Experts

Looking for organic soybean farmers or agronomists to speak with. We have questions on weeding. Could lead to a consulting project. Preferably someone already using weed zappers.

Understanding Natural Gas: Renewing Your Contract and Beyond

Natural Gas: Would anyone have insight on natural gas? Our 5 year contract is up for renewal this year. Tx

Checking Out Reveal Row Cleaners by Precision Planting: A Farmer's Review

Anyone try the Reveal row cleaners by precision planting in their planter?

Diagnosing and Treating a Runny Nose and Cough in a Yearling Paint Horse

Purchased a yearling paint horse today and he has a runny nose. Since we got him unloaded and settled, he has a slight cough. I will be getting him to the vet as soon as possible. I was wondering if anyone has any idea what this could be. He seems otherwise healthy. We got him some electrolytes and put it in his feed. Eating and drinking just fine. The lady we got him from purchased him from auction about 10 days ago and he didn’t get along with her stud pony so she sold him to us. He had been on pasture only with some hay, but somewhat confined due to the pony not getting along with him. We have him on pasture, and feed. Coggins negative, and his paperwork shows he had no known illness at auction.

Discovering Key Agricultural Influencers in Your Area: Exploring the Top Growers, Crop Advisors, Input Providers, Machinery Experts, and Ag Extension Leaders

I am trying to figure out who in 2024 are the ones setting ag trends. Can you help me fugure out who are the top influencers in farming today around your area? Are they Growers ? Crop advisors? Input providers?machinery gurus? University /ag extension leaders?

Utilizing Precision Planting with GPS on a Budget

Background: We are a smaller older “hobby farm” looking to boost yields and make a move towards precision planting/gps farming to boost those yields. Some of our lowest yields were about 80bu/ac in our old limestoney rocky field (worst field) Money is a problem when talking 10’s of thousands. We are very small time. less than 75 acres we have older equipment. Newest would be our 70’s 8430 tractor and gleaner F2 combine We’ve been spraying yearly post emergency with a nitrogen/herbicide mixture. I feel like that is appropriate and working just when it comes harvest time we aren’t seeing the return per acre. we’ve done corn on corn with extensive tillage for the past few years. This is probably our last year before going back to hay next year. Just picked up an ol 4 row JD 7000 planter and converted it to 30inch to match the combine head. I’m wanting to make the jump to GPS as I feel precise seeding would increase our production and yield unlocking that potential profit we are leaving. Question: What is a good setup for tractor (smaller open cab plant tractor) and what’s all needed to make the gps work from that standpoint? (Base station and a starfire etc?)

Is it Possible to Blow Cover Crops While Strip Tilling Between Strips and Have a Picture to Help with Planting Time?

Does anyone on here fall strip till while blowing cover crops between their strips that have a pic of them come planting time?

Roasting Canola Seeds for Feed: Exploring Nutritional Benefits and Differences from Soybeans

Anyone have info on roasting canola seed for feed? Can be done worth soybeans why not canola

Exploring Best Y Drops for a 60 Foot Sprayer

What's the best Y drops on the market to be used on 60 foot sprayer

Improving Rice Harvesting in Rice Country: A Guide to Using Disk Bedders After Row Rice Harvest

Anyone in rice country pulling a disk bedder after row rice harvest?