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Comment on MODERN MAGICAL POTIONS by Johntlee@polarcomm.com

Johntlee@polarcomm.com — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 04:35:20 +0000

Goerge,

Nice to see you are up and taking nourissment! It is to bad you could only mention two “foo foo concepts! I guess this must be a warning shot to the other “foo foo products” that they are next!

Keep up the good work George!

John Lee

Comment on TESTING SOIL FOR MICRONUTRIENTS by George Rehm

George Rehm — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 12:42:53 +0000

Josh:

Research in Nebraska in the mid 1970′s in several fields showed that there was no difference in effectiveness of various zinc sources including the chelates. Corn yields and zinc uptake by young corn plants was not affected by zinc source whether sulfate, oxide, or chelate. There is, however, a substantial difference in cost. A pound of zinc is a pound of zinc regardless of source.

George

Comment on Magnesium In Minnesota by Does glyphosate restrict crop mineral uptake? « Anastasia Bodnar

Does glyphosate restrict crop mineral uptake? « Anastasia Bodnar — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 23:21:34 +0000

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Comment on Roundup and Manganese for Minnesota Soybeans by Does glyphosate restrict crop mineral uptake? « Anastasia Bodnar

Does glyphosate restrict crop mineral uptake? « Anastasia Bodnar — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 23:19:17 +0000

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Comment on TESTING SOIL FOR MICRONUTRIENTS by JoshuaStamper

JoshuaStamper — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 16:41:23 +0000

George,
What about sources of Zinc? I have seen chelated zinc products on the market, is there any research to indicate that it is any better than zinc sulfate in soils testing deficient in ZN?

Comment on THE CHANGING COLOR OF CORN by George Rehm

George Rehm — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 22:53:01 +0000

Liz:

Thanks for the comments. I will see if I can remember the instructions.

George

Comment on THE CHANGING COLOR OF CORN by farmgal

farmgal — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 19:44:19 +0000

Thanks for your newest blog entry, George. Those who read and want to ask questions or leave a comment will need to register first. You select a user name, and a password is sent to your email address. Then you go back to AgBuzz and enter this information in order to leave a comment. This will deter spam, so in the long run this will help everybody. I hope that farmers are making planting progress in the fields today.

Comment on NITRATES IN OUR GROUNDWATER by Fred Vocasek

Fred Vocasek — Tue, 24 May 2011 15:02:58 +0000

Well construction and site geology are critical for ground water protection. All wells are NOT created equal. While a well may be screened in one water-bearing zone, people often overlook the fact that the annular space between the well casing and borehole can be a conduit and direct-entry pathway for nitrate or any other contaminant. If the annulus is gravel-packed across a confining layer, ground water can travel freely between water-bearing units via this annular space. If we drill an 8″ borehole for a 4″ well casing, that annular space has nearly 38 square inches of cross-sectional area. That is equivalent to a hole with a 7-inch diameter. You can move a lot of contaminated water through that. Proper grouting is so essential.

Comment on ENOUGH IS ENOUGH by Fred Vocasek

Fred Vocasek — Tue, 24 May 2011 14:30:51 +0000

Well said! Regulations are always good … for someone else. I have this fantasy that one day Joe Homeowner hears a knock at his door. When he answers it, there is a line of people who will subject him to the same scrutiny that farmers and ag businesses face. The Board of Ag rep will inspect the pesticide, fertilizer, and fuel storage, check equipment and application logs, require placards on the outside doors and vehicles. The OSHA rep will measure stairs hand-rail heights and door widths, check outlets and light switches, write citations, and require complete handicap access to the house. The Board of Health rep will inspect the kitchen, measure food temperatures, etc. The DOT rep will inspect all vehicles and review driving and fuel logs, hand out pee-pee sample bottles for mandatory drug tests, examine the protective equipment (coveralls, goggles, gloves, organic compound respirator) needed when self-service filling the gas tank. The DEQ or DNR rep will inspect the lawn and garden for compliance with label rates, look for spills, require installation of a monitoring well – just in case.

If this fantasy became reality, I think the pitchforks and torches would come out and we would see mass marches on the Statehouse.

Comment on DON’T IGNORE THE SOYBEAN CROP by George Rehm

George Rehm — Thu, 19 May 2011 12:41:25 +0000

John:

Now that the agbuzz site is working as originally designed, I can respond to your comment. You are correct. The sudy where there was emergence damage was conducted with 30 inch rows. We did not repeat the study with narrow rows.

You are also correct about the air seeders. We did complete one project where the phosphate fertilizer was placed directly with the seed and there was emergence damage even with low rates. When the phosphate and the fertilizer were mixed together and placed in a wid band, there was no damage. It’s good to hear that most of the air seeders are using this placing arrangement. I have also been keeping my eyes open for any Canadian research on this topic. I know that you keep up with the Canadian research. So, if you find something, please let me know.

I think that placement of fertilizer close to soybean would be a good topic for discussion sometime. Good luck with the giant pumpkin contest.

George