Eliminating Problems 120 Feet At A Time (Ep. 92)

[@paulprigge1209]

I really enjoy the guys up in Minnesota but You are sure getting a whole lot more information out. And that’s not knocking them. From a disabled farmboy thank you. God bless

[@danlowery3235]

Just leaving a comment, Thanks!

[@aTrippyFarmer]

Much appreciated!

[@yakudo6699]

Love the video's man, keep it up big dawg

[@aTrippyFarmer]

Thanks! Will do.

[@Marshall_Weber]

Awesome Video and Much Love as Always!!!

[@aTrippyFarmer]

Thanks for the visit

[@Jake18509]

Why not use the Xtend in your pre or burn down. Up in Ontario we recommend it in a burn down with a flow up pass of round up for clean up. I can see the Xtend flex platform making it pretty simple program

[@aTrippyFarmer]

Our troublesome weeds, waterhemp mainly, are not even phased by Round-Up. Although Xtend could be used in a burndown, it isn't cost effective versus our other options. We need a growth regulator or other stronger chemistry in our clean-up pass to kill the rest of the weeds.

[@daniel..2128]

Where are y’all out of me and my dad farm here in central Illinois and we’re near Bloomington we was wondering where your close to

[@aTrippyFarmer]

We are in Mattoon, just South of Champaign 45 minutes.

[@jimhughes4765]

Great drone shots. What drone and camera do use? I really enjoy your videos.

[@aTrippyFarmer]

This video was shot with my previous camera. It was a Sony a6400 with a 10-18mm OSS wide-angle lens. I use a Sony A7sIII now with a 16-35mm g master lens. The drone is the same, though--DJI Mavic 2 Zoom. Thanks for watching!

[@PrestigeWorldWidePWW]

Can you time stamp and date these videos going forward?

[@aTrippyFarmer]

Can you be more specific with what you mean?

[@PrestigeWorldWidePWW]

@@aTrippyFarmer like the day the footage was recorded stick the date on there

[@TwoHappyChildrenFarm]

I had a few weed questions. Since the headlands near ditches seem to be more problematic, do you treat them differently? I'm experimenting with a group 15 as a pre and post application in corn for grasses that emerge after my v4 ru treatment. Also, what do you do on a year where you don't get rain to incorprate the pre? Great channel, lots of energy.

[@aTrippyFarmer]

It is really going to depend on your growing conditions... climate, soil type, etc. Outer edges of the fields are always the most problematic. The grass pressure from the nearby ditches almost never subsides, and the sunlight that penetrates through the lower canopy allows broadleaves to survive. Around here, almost all of this is done with a variety of different chemistries. We do not treat the outsides any differently, but we do throw the whole arsenal at the entire farm. Glyphosate is obviously the best grass burn down for Round-Up Ready corn, but, like you said, it only controls what is out there when it applies. Most farmers around here apply premix herbicides that have both residual and burn down activity. Acuron and Halex GT are extremely common, both are made by Syngenta. They both make use of S-Metolachlor (Group 15 - also called Dual II Magnum). This provides excellent residual control against grasses and broadleaves. Acuron has an added Group 27 chemistry, Bicyclopyrone, which is the product's claim-to-fame, and it also comes with quite the price tag. Bicyclopyrone is only available in Acuron, and it provides pretty impressive long-lasting grass control. Acuron also has atrazine (Group 5). Although this isn't unique by any means, it is definitely something that you can utilize for residual control of grasses, and it is also probably the cheapest option. These are all ideas to try, and I am not trying to push you towards Syngenta either. It just helps to see what the top-dogs are using in their products. You can always buy and mix generics to get the same, or close to the same, product. We are fortunate to live in an area where rainfall is ALMOST never an issue. Even during our last, and worst, drought, we had enough early rain to activate herbicides. I wish I could provide you more information on this topic, but it is really area-specific. A chemical rep would probably be able to offer much better information than I. I hope this helps you a bit!

[@TwoHappyChildrenFarm]

@@aTrippyFarmer Thanks, it's about the same info I've been getting. I have a henbit farmer to the south and a sunflower specialist to the east so the field edges are fun. Going 6 weeks without rain I think is what's really hurting the pre activation, nothing to do about it.

[@LtColDaddy71]

Amazing info. Is about $100 per acre about right for a herbicide regime?

[@aTrippyFarmer]

It would be possible to invest that much into weed control, but we don't even get close. Our herbicides for soybeans probably total $30-45 per acre depending on the chemistries used.

[@hfff1]

Does the dust kicked up while spraying interfere with the sprayer pattern?

[@aTrippyFarmer]

I am sure that it affects it to some minor, insignificant degree, but it doesn't cause any issues. The sprayer tracks will struggle the most due to the beans being ran over.

[@anjelv9513]

So yall don’t spray your own fields?

[@aTrippyFarmer]

We don't. Many operations do, though.

[@anjelv9513]

@@aTrippyFarmer is it feasible enough to not spray or would it cost more for them to spray it

[@aTrippyFarmer]

@@anjelv9513 there is money to be saved by spraying your own in some aspects. However, spraying requires additional manpower during planting season, which can be a disadvantage. It is a marginal savings by the time you factor in the cost of a sprayer.

[@anjelv9513]

@@aTrippyFarmer o interesting thanks for answering my question have a a good rest of the day!