AGRONOMY
A possible new tool from Mid-County Agronomy
At Mid-County Coop, the agronomy
department is currently researching the ef-
fectiveness of a new nitrogen stabilizer for
use with fall urea. NUE-Charge® G by Verde-
sian is a liquid that gets impregnated with
the urea through our blender. Once treat-
Scott Nelson
Agronomy Manager ed, this product will help prevent nitrogen
from becoming mobile, keeping more ni-
(952) 466-3733
[email protected] trogen in the root zone longer.
Farming is a balancing act between production, economics,
and conservation. At Mid-County, we strive to deliver new tech-
nology that helps our farmers with win-win solutions in these ar-
eas.
While the product specifications report excellent results, we
want to see how this new product performs locally in the field
before we recommend it on a large scale to our customers.
Mid-County Coop research trials includes four fields covering
about 300 acres of various soil types and topography. The fields
treated with NUE-Charge® Urea in the fall of 2018 will be planted
without a spring nitrogen treatment. Throughout the growing
season, plant health, viability, and total yields will be monitored
and recorded. If the results of the trial are favorable, NUE-Charge®
G treated nitrogen applied in the fall could greatly reduce the
need for spring Urea application. Alleviating the high demand for
spring treatment helps Mid-County applicators and farmers stay
on a tight planting schedule.
Managing white mold
You’ve probably seen it – the dreaded patches of wilting
plants just after the soybeans set flowers. Once you’ve seen it,
you’ve got it...white mold. And the next soybean rotation, you
can be pretty sure it will be back.
At Mid-County Coop, we continue searching for the most
effective products to help reduce or even eliminate the dev-
astating effects of white mold, also known as Sclerotinia stem
rot. Miravis® Neo Fungicide is a pre-market product that Mid-
County Coop will be testing this growing season. Syngenta,
the manufacturer of Miravis® Neo, has selected farm trial lo-
cations throughout Minnesota to test the efficacy of the new
product. Due to the long residual effect of Miravis® Neo, one
post-emergent application is all that is needed to protect crops
from white mold and other fungal diseases, such as:
Currently there is only a very small amount of Miravis® Neo
available to the general public. Syngenta believes this new
product to be the best fungicide on the market to help reduce
or eliminate white mold. Mid-County Coop Agronomy will
keep you up to date on the results of field trials and market
availability.
• Anthracnose
• Frogeye leaf spot
• Powdery mildew
• Pod and stem blight
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