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!”
|
Treatment |
Moisture |
Protein |
Test Weight |
Grade |
Yield (bu/ac) |
|
Advanced Fungicide |
13.9 |
12.7 |
67 |
Base Grade 1 CWRS-Ergot 0.022 |
76.4 |
|
Fungicide |
14.4 |
13 |
66.2 |
1 CWRS |
71.2 |
|
Untreated |
14.1 |
13 |
64 |
Base Grade 1 CWRS-Ergot 0.022 |
63.1 |
Economic Analysis
|
Untreated
|
Fungicide
|
Advanced Fungicide
|
Fungicide (cost/acre)
|
$0.00
|
$12.98
|
$17.00
|
Application (cost/acre)
|
$0.00
|
$6.00
|
$6.00
|
Total (cost/acre)
|
$0.00
|
$18.98
|
$23.00
|
|
|
|
|
Yield (bu/ac)
|
63.00
|
71.00
|
76.00
|
$/bu (Nov Pro Price)
|
$7.31
|
$7.31
|
$7.31
|
Revenue/acre
|
$460.53
|
$519.01
|
$555.56
|
|
|
|
|
Net Revenue/acre
|
$460.53
|
$500.03
|
$532.56
|
|
|
|
|
Profit increase/acre vs. untreated
|
-
|
$39.50
|
$72.03
|
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!
Ken Nyiri is Principal Consultant of Fertilizers with the CRU Group and in this video he is interviewed by Alberta's own realagriculture.com blogger, Shaun Haney. In the interview, they discuss the potential fluctuations in the upcoming fertilizer market. Please feel free to comment about how you see the market, if you agree or disagree with Ken and whether you plan on pre-buying your fertilizer or not.
http://realagriculture.com/2011/04/29/when-should-you-pre-buy-fertilizer-for-2012-ken-nyiri-cru/
