Testimonials
Vegreville – AGSI Customers discuss the benefits of Fungicides, and Advanced Fungicides on their 2011 crops.
Southwest of Vegreville, Alberta, two AGSI customers are now true believers in using Fungicides and Advanced Fungicides to increase their yields…by as much as a 17.4%. With rain pouring down this past spring - and the forecast showing even more to come, growers Brent and Lorne Wyllie made a decision to protect their crop investment. Their AGSI dealer arranged for a high clearance applicator to apply the product, when the window of opportunity presented itself.
The Wyllie’s saw the results in their plots right away: “When we walked the fields, the treated portions kept their leaf size better and less evidence of disease pressure was observed on the plant. As the crop continued to fill, we were starting to get excited over the kernel size. Although we could never see any visual evidence from the road, our brother happened to take an aerial photo of the entire wheat field with the plots late in the season. No doubt about it, there were clear borders of the protected and check strips in the wheat!”
The two farmers exclaim, “Come harvest time, the yield monitors and weigh wagon confirmed that these products do an amazing job. We were glad we didn’t leave too many acres untreated. Protein, germination, moisture, grade, and 1000 kw weight were all equal to or better than the check strips. The yield was the largest profitable factor in the scenario with as much as a 17.4% increase!”
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Treatment |
Moisture |
Protein |
Test Weight |
Grade |
Yield (bu/ac) |
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Advanced Fungicide |
13.9 |
12.7 |
67 |
Base Grade 1 CWRS-Ergot 0.022 |
76.4 |
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Fungicide |
14.4 |
13 |
66.2 |
1 CWRS |
71.2 |
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Untreated |
14.1 |
13 |
64 |
Base Grade 1 CWRS-Ergot 0.022 |
63.1 |
Economic Analysis
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Untreated
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Fungicide
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Advanced Fungicide
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Fungicide (cost/acre)
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$0.00
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$12.98
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$17.00
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Application (cost/acre)
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$0.00
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$6.00
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$6.00
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Total (cost/acre)
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$0.00
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$18.98
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$23.00
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Yield (bu/ac)
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63.00
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71.00
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76.00
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$/bu (Nov Pro Price)
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$7.31
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$7.31
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$7.31
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Revenue/acre
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$460.53
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$519.01
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$555.56
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Net Revenue/acre
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$460.53
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$500.03
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$532.56
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Profit increase/acre vs. untreated
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-
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$39.50
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$72.03
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As the calendar turns to 2012, and growers across the province work on their ‘Ready’ plans for next season, it is important to factor in all elements, and ensure results like those of the Wyllie’s.
Talk to your AGSI Solutions Team Player today about your options to ensure optimum yields this coming season - - It’s never too early to be ready!
Central Alberta – October – Enhanced root development and shorter maturation periods due to Specialty Product application.
More producers in the Provost area are believers in AGSI Exclusive Product Canola Boost, after harvesting very healthy, excellent yielding crops. Both of the growers we talked to agreed that Canola Boost increased their plant’s vigour, and led to enhanced root development.
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AGSI Customer Lyndon Flad, who farms near Provost, noticed dramatic improvement in many areas: “What impressed me was how healthy the crop that was treated with Canola Boost was. I saw longer, straighter pods, no green seeds, and the root development was much better – which of course leads to a much healthier plant.” |
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Variety 1: w/ Canola Boost – 46Bu/ac
w/ Canola Boost + Boron – 56.4Bu/ac
Variety 2: w/ Canola Boost – 53 Bu/ac
Variety 3: w/ Canola Boost – 51 Bu/ac *(Historical Returns average 38-39 Bu/ac)*
“My greatest advantage was basic – for every $15/acre, I received $120/acre in return using Canola Boost and Boron – Great investment in my books!”
Brian Stempfle operates Stempfle Farms in Provost, and applied Canola Boost to 900 of his acres
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“I was amazed with plant flowering…much brighter and longer lasting,” explains Brian. “The plants matured five days earlier than normal, which really helped in a condensed season. Overall, I’d say I saw approximately 1800-2000 more bushels this year, and with today’s prices, that’s somewhere in the neighbourhood of a $20,000 increase in revenue.” |
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AGSI customers are seeing the results of this exclusive product, and see it as an integral component in their successful Agronomic Plans. Talk to your AGSI Solutions Specialist today to aim higher in your fields as well!
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Central Alberta – September - AGSI Grower’s maximize their potential by aiming higher, with Cereal Boost and Canola Boost.
The praise is pouring in from some local AGSI customers who saw their yields pick up significantly this season. They say the exclusive AGSI specialty products Cereal Boost and Canola Boost played a major role in their increased production, overall plant health, and maturity.
Blair Schurman, of B&L Enterprises near Provost, Alberta was expecting to see 30 Bu/ac on his canola plots – the norm for this piece of land. Says Schurman, “This spring the canola was not advancing like the rest of the canola in the area, so I decided to use canola boost.”
The results speak for themselves:
RR Canola 1: 42Bu/ac RR Canola 2: 48.2Bu/ac
RR Canola 3: 48.7Bu/ac RR Canola 4: 38.9Bu/ac
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“I was pleased, because the treated canola had no greens and matured 7-10 days earlier before the crop that went untreated. As of Saturday, September 17th, all the treated canola is in the bin, and at much higher than the 30Bu/ac that I was expecting!”
AGSI grower Alois Schaab, of AK Farm Ltd out of Cactus Lake, Saskatchewan applied Cereal Boost to his Unity seed this year, and was very impressed with the increase in yield:
Liquid Fertilizer WITHOUT Cereal Boost: 45Bu/ac
Liquid Fertilizer WITH Cereal Boost: 50Bu/ac
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“The Cereal Boost treated wheat grew very “I used Cereal Boost to treat barley too, |
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An AGSI exclusive, Cereal Boost and Canola Boost worked in these fields…it will work in yours too! Talk to your AGSI Solutions Specialist today, about these exclusive Boost Products and aim higher with them in your next Agronomic Plan!
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