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Well it is a simply beautiful day here in South Charleston, OH. It was 59 ◦F this morning around 11:30 am when we began planting our 2010 Answer Plot. Cameron and Kyle from FFR showed up, unloaded and got right to work. The temperature in the soybean ground is around 54◦F and it is sunny with a light breeze. The ground is pretty well dried up and perfect for planting, but there is quite a bit of residue left over from last years’ corn crop. The beans are being planted at about ½ inch depth, with the Answer Plot 4-row planter.
The corn demo, started around 2:00 pm is going in with starter fertilizer, along with Zn and Ascend (http://www.agrisolutionsinfo.com/MICRONUTRIENTS/Products/LiquidChelatedNutrients/PlantGrowthRegulator/ECMD2-0025429.aspx), a plant growth regulator I blogged about last Answer Plot season. The ground is about 60◦F where the corn is going in at about 1¾ inches deep.
There are a bunch of different trials we are doing this year at South Charleston and all of the other Answer Plots (www.answerplot.com for more locations) including our R7 placement strategy demo, Genetic Family Story Demo, Adjuvant trials on winter wheat, response to nitrogen trials, elemental prominence trials, response to Zn & Ascend trials, fungicide and volunteer corn trials along with Round up Ready vs. Liberty Link trials. As always, we will also be show casing our partner brands, Monsanto, Syngenta and Mycogen.
Feel free to stop by anytime and check out the progress of the plot. I’ll try to blog once a week to keep you updated on what’s happening. Stay posted for Answer Plot event dates in Charleston- or contact your local co-op for more information. Thanks for reading!
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