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Can Hydra-Hume take Exactrix users to the next level of crop production? Nobody knows the answer but there are scientific reasons that suggest Hydra-Hume may be an especially good fit for Exactrix users. Plans are in the works to find out. Hydra-Hume is one of a family of products produced by extracting humic and fulvic acids from Leonardite or similar materials that are precursors to coal. Humic substances are large complex organic molecules similar to the stable portion of soil organic matter. Humic acids are very long-chain molecules with limited solubility and are dark in color (see chart below). Fulvic acids are shorter-chain molecules with high solubility and are yellow brown to light yellow in color. Fulvic acids generally are more beneficial for crop production. Hydra-Hume is a liquid product extracted from Leonardite and contains 12 percent humic plus fulvic acids.
Humic and fulvic acids can benefit plant growth in three different ways: Physical Benefits: One is by improving soil physical properties such soil tilth and water retention. Very large quantities of humic materials are required to provide this benefit in the bulk soil; however, improvement of soil physical properties may be possible in the application zone of banded applications, for example, where Hydra-Hume is co-injected with anhydrous ammonia and other nutrients. Chemical Benefits:
Humic and Fulvic acids don't contain significant amounts of plant
nutrients but a second possible benefit is making plant nutrients from
other sources more available to crops. This
occurs via "attaching" onto various plant nutrients and thereby
making the nutrients more available to the crop. An example is acting like a chelate that protects micronutrients from forming insoluble compounds that are unavailable to the crop but yet release the micronutrients to the crop. Another example is "tying up" calcium or aluminum that would otherwise react with phosphorus to make it unavailable to crops. These types of benefits are likely more beneficial when humic and fulvic acids are applied in a concentrated band with other nutrients that are made more available to crops. This appears to be a very good fit for Exactrix. Biological
Benefits: A third way
that humic and fulvic acids can benefit crops is through direct effects
on chemistry and physiology within crop plants and micro-organisms.
These growth stimulating effects are not well understood and conditions
under which they occur are not well defined. Although both humic and fulvic acids can both benefit plant growth, fulvic acids generally are more beneficial. A portion of humic acids converts to fulvic acids in a highly alkaline (high pH) environment. Anhydrous ammonia retention zones are very high pH, initially higher than pH 10 (see graph below). Therefore, it is projected that when Hydra-Hume is co-injected into an anhydrous ammonia retention zone that some of the humic acids will be converted to fulvic acids. In anhydrous ammonia retention zones, ammonium is the predominant positively charged ion whereas in the bulk soil calcium is the predominant positively charged ion. Humic and fulvic acids are more soluble in the presence of ammonium than calcium and therefore humic and fulvic acids are expected to be more soluble in anhydrous ammonia retention zones. These factors are expected to give Exactrix users an extra benefit from Hyrda-Hume and hopefully can take Exactrix users to the next level.
http://www.agronext.iastate.edu/soilfertility/currenttopics/Ammonia-SeedlingInjury_5_22_09.pdf Field trials
thus far are encouraging. For example, in 2012 Kevin Medow,
Polk County, Nebraska, co-injected 2 gallon per acre Hydra-Hume with
anhydrous ammonia, ammonium polyphosphate, potassium thiosulfate, and
ammoniated zinc on an 18-inch spacing. The no-till, continuous corn
was center-pivot irrigated. Hydra-Hume (1.5 gallon per acre) was
also broadcast applied with UAN to assist residue decomposition.
Average corn yield was 200.4 bu per acre with Hydra-Hume and 192.2 bu per
acre without Hydra-Hume. This 8.2 bu per acre increase (4.3%) was based on replicated 2-acre test plots with and without Hydra-Hume (see table below). Note that there is only a 3 percent probability that the measured average yield increase was due to "noise" in the data alone. Yields in the test field in 2012 were lower than usual due to emergence issues, hot weather, and 15 to 20 percent green snap from a June storm. Greater yield increases from Hydra-Hume are expected when growing conditions are better.
Stay tuned. Plans are in the works for more field trials this year. Links to information about humic materials and their effects on crops: Humic Materials For Agriculture. R.L Mikelsen, Better Crops. 2005.
http://www.humintech.com/pdf/humicfulvicacids.pdf
http://www.humintech.com/001/articles/article_a_review_of_humus_and_humic_acids.html
http://www.teravita.com/Technical Articles/fulvic acids.htm
http://humates.com/Humates in Agriculture - Karr.pdf Bert
R. Bock, Ph.D TAPPS and TAPPKTS with Hydra Hume Goes To The Next Level Of Performance. Feb. 20, 13.
It has been proven to be effective in irrigated high value crops in Washington and California. It is now very effective in irrigated corn, Nebraska, Kansas and Colorado. Helena Chemical is the market maker assuring the highest quality product. If you have plans to use the material you should contact Helena Chemical at the wholesale level or the retail level. Helena will sell Hydra Hume to your fertilizer dealer. You will want success the first time. Therefore Helena will be involved. Do not shortcut since we have only had the best of luck with Helena Chemicals, Hydra Hume, 0-0-1, 12% Humic. Exactrix will pay for all STEEP test plots. Exactrix will require consistency in the plots and therefore application rates will be determined by Exactrix in plots. You can also move your understanding of the Leonardite (Hydra Hume) further ahead by renting a third product formulator from Exactrix. Control is GS-3 or GS-2 or Trimble…or any other Can-Bus system. TASC 6200 can also be used with a TASC 6100. Rental of the 2KS system is combined with and timed to the 2KP or the 2KM. The 2KS system injects at the 2KP or 2KM at the BPOR in a mixer, high turbulence chamber just before entering the accumulator manifold...the Hydra Hume material is short term delivery of two seconds to the injection point. The bypass return is back to a 100 gallon tank. The 2KS also keeps other materials that may not be compatible with APP.ATS.KTS in the tank...but short term compatible at the injection point. Ammoniated Copper, Ammoniated Zinc, Oil of Essex, The 2KS system allows producers to experiment with the third product in a Ramp Up design in each field. Quick and very visceral plots are developed with the Ramp Up design...using Yield monitors...the data is not published. The Ramp Up allows producers to fine tune the product to their crops and soil types. Good News...Finally a friend for Leonardite (Hydra Hume). TAPPS and TAPPKTS makes this material work with uniformity of Exactrix. Triple Super Ammonization makes Hydra Hume and Poly Phosphate work to performance levels that have never been observed in Exactrix Banding. APP, ATS, and KTS rates need to reviewed due to the high crop availability. Guy Swanson.
Grow the Farm...by growing good crops first....Exactrix Track Carriers
Drive Crop Production
For Producers The Yielder® Track Carrier with Exactrix application and controlled traffic improves the net margin ….…. The Margin is improved up to $300 per acre under center pivot corn production. The margin is improved in irrigated winter wheat up to $300 per acre. . The entire machine investment is often paid back in the first year. Corn producers with irrigation systems can challenge the 300 plus bushel per acre mark. Dryland corn production has reduced risk with low input cost due to high crop availability of precision placed nutrients.
Fertilizer Dealers Promoting Primary N and Primary P of the Highest Quality and Uniformity.
Fertilizer Dealers Seeking Long Term Producer Relationships Offering The Most Crop Available Nutrients. Fertilizer Manufacturers such as
Helena Chemical, Tessenderlo Kerley and Koch Nitrogen supplying the Biological Manufactures supplying oils enhanced or compounded with natural Glucosinolate. TAPPS has 166% more crop effective N….and TAPPKTS 200% to 300% more crop available P and K. Liquid NH3 at 82.4% typical…and guaranteed in every case at 82% N. The only material than can be used for Triple Super Ammonization (Industrial Process) allowing for a pH shift. Hydra Hume 0-0-1-12% Humic acid derived from a New Mexico deposit of outstanding reputation. A geographical positioned Leonardite known for outstanding results with Exactrix solubulization to Tri-ammonium Fulvate. Ammonium Poly Phosphate. Developed from Black Acid 0-68-0 as Primary P by the TVA and Shell. Locally built it is high polymer content 70% poly and 30% ortho. Allowing micro nutrient metals to be applied. Potassium Thio Sulfate.
Developed by Tessenderlo Kerley from
Potassium hydroxide and refinery sulfur. Ammonium Thio Sulfate. Developed by Tessenderlo Kerley from Ammonia and refinery sulfur. Two types of S. Calcium Thio Sulfate. Developed by Tessenderlo Kerley. Lime and refinery sulfur is the source. Two types of S. Ammonium Chloride. Should be applied as a third product in or out of the vertical column. MagThio. Must be applied as the third product outside the vertical column. Liquid Micro Nutrients. Ammoniated or Chelated. Several suppliers. Hydra Hume in the mix requires a Chelated material. Oils of Mustard. Source for Glucosinolate for band fumigation, applied as a third product. Oils of Essex. Source for Glucosinolate for band fumigation, applied as a third product. Calcium Sulfate. Soil microbe solution based delivery, applied as a fourth product.
How do they get those top yields?... Mustangs/Exactrix Uniformity, Geometry, Chemistry, Timing, with No-tillage at High Speed. Liquid Streaming Flows--- with 1% CV of high quality primary nutrients. Powerful--- Root Pattern Geometry--- using a stable platform to hit the NPKS sweet spot, with highly repeatable steering using real time kinetic global positioning. Moist soil to very wet soils application is made with Capital T--- Timing---- using 24 inch diameter Mustang Openers. Banding very deep with--- No-Tillage---much deeper bands using the machine that can band at 7 to 9 inch depth in moist soil conditions with low compaction.
Market Makers of Primary N, NH3 and Primary P, Liquid
Poly Phosphate Also designed for large fertilizer dealers and Coops
moving 250 tons per day covering up
Custom Application In No-Till. Get The Timing Right With No-till. Leave A High Quality Seed Bed. Get The No-Till Nutrient Job Done With Top Yields At Top Nutrient Efficiency. Fill Fast And Move Back To the Mark. Get Exactrix Agronomy And TAPPS Formulation On Your Side Of The Fence. More Is Done With Less...Move More Net Dollars To The Bottom Line.. Up To $300/A Extra Net Income. Economical Stabilization of Nitrogen with Thio-Sulfates The Big N is crystallized at 750 degrees F in a very narrow diffusion zone. Nitrogen remains in place and the nitro-bacteria feedlot is hidden deep and made distasteful. Allows for fall banding in moist soil conditions. The Cation Exchange Capacity or CEC of the band
exponentially jumps with TAF or Tri-ammonium Fulvate
Moist Soil Deep Banding In Dry Or Wet Weather Patterns Allows 1,000 acres per day with the Mustang P-51C 60 foot, 80 foot and 90 foot Tool Bar. Mustang Single Disc Openers……highly durable with Yielder® manganese single or extreme double edged blades, low cost banding. Stay in the tractor seat with 60,000 pounds of nutrient applying at 400 to 500 pounds per minute. Delivery on site with large DOT transports. Grow the farm…by growing good crops first.
For Large Coops and Independent Fertilizer Dealers. Allows mobile blends on the go. Up to six products can be site specifically blended into the TAPPS and TAPPKTS banding column. Stay in the tractor seat with outstanding monitoring and control of six products with data transmission to your office computer. Yielder® Track Carriers and Exactrix are up to 10 times more functional than top dressing, two axle, floatation applicators. Reduces application cost by timing the nutrients with a lot less invested. Based on yield alone…Exactrix yields typical out-perform floater spinner application 20% to 30% across North America. Yielder designs are well known and time proven…Get Additional Application Options with Yielder® Track Carriers. Apply at 10 mph at 60, 80 and 90 feet Apply at 1% CV in liquid streaming flows. Apply deep without tillage at 7 to 9 inches and avoid the tie up of nutrients. Go when the floaters can not apply. Go in windy weather… Go in Freezing weather. Go in wet conditions with low soil compaction damage with 24 axles on the deck..
Vermiculated TAPPS and TAPPKTS banding at 7 inch depths produces record yields in 2012. If you are going north of 300 bushels per acre you will find Exactrix TAPPS and TAPPKTS with Hydra Hume in your agronomy plan. Mobile Chemistry of TAPPS and TAPPKTS can only be made on the go and formulated in low 1% CV bands Break yield barriers in Corn and Wheat with TAPPS and TAPPKTS banded deeper and uniformly at speeds to 10 mph.
You leave the field with high confidence. You leave an ideal seed bed with Mustang Openers banding deep at 7 inches. You have the greatest potential with No-till when you leave the field confident every critical inch of moisture has been saved. You have stopped the tillage....and you leave the field knowing stubble stands to snow trap the blizzard of snow. You will be confident year after year....that you leave each and every field knowing that every nutrient placed band is uniform within 1% CV at a depth of 7 inches....every pound of NPKS is positionally located to meet the needs of the growing crop. You may need to explain to a few other people that you leave the field knowing that Primary N is 166% more crop available, that Primary P is 200% to 300% more crop available and K is positioned to be 10 times effective than top dressed KCL. Leave the field knowing that the machine is paid for in the first crop with average or better weather. Leave the field knowing that if the weather does not cooperate your investment in a failed crop has been minimized. It may take a couple of years or a lifetime to learn the value of No-tillage farming. You have the mortgage lifting benefit of those that have lead the No-till Revolution with crop nutrients. The Big Five. 1. Uniformity….. at 1% CV application using Mass
Flow delivery 166% more crop effective N. P is 200% more crop effective
and K 2. Geometry…… is improved to meet the needs of the
crop using powerful root colony banding techniques of the most advanced The Rotational Band Loading is improved by banding deeper
for cereal root access over many years. The band 3. Chemistry….Super Ammonization of TAPPS and
TAPPKTS (750 degrees F)…Vermiculated with Hydra Hume to assure high CEC 4. Timing…..Go in tough conditions, cold and wet
right down to 20 degrees F. Run on slippery slopes. Meet the needs of the
crop in 5. No-Tillage….Finally a means to maintain soil life avoiding
high cost tillage using deep banding openers such at the Mustang
Exactrix producers moving to two pass in the Great Plains…better economics.
Three point mounting of the tool bar of various types and designs. Several opener types are possible. Single pass banding with tow behind planters and drills is common.
Deere 1890, Set Up Ultra Endurance. Large Diameter Yielder Blades/Hubs Change The Playing Field. Deere 1890’s Can Band Deeper and Run Faster With Exactrix Ultra Endurance Components.
A tool that can band….A tool than can seed. The Deere 1890 can be used around the year in the Corn, Soybean, and Wheat Rotation. Take Canola Yields To Level 10 With Highest NPKS Efficiency. Highest Quality Seed Beds Result With TAPPS Single Disc Banding. The Same Seeding Tool…..Allows fall banding of TAPPS and TAPPKS for Spring Canola production indexing canola seed rows on top of Exactrix TAPPS and TAPPKS. Utilization of RTK guidance is required with optimized 10 inch spacing for maximized yield potential in Canola. Typically 15 inch spacing used for Corn and Winter Wheat….and Spring Wheat with Fall Banding. Snowing at Napoleon, ND A Mustang Opener provides new life for the Deere 1895.... improved banding results...a trial... Swiveling Mustangs have low operating cost and can band deeper than Deere 1895 openers. Mustang has very low operating cost and self Over time 1890 and 1860’s can become banding tool bars since the higher operating cost Deere openers can be removed.
Deere 1890 at 60 feet...Front Gang Up. 15 inch band
spacing. November Banding
Liquid Streaming Flow. Advanced NH3 Sealing with Triplex
Injection
The shining star of the Great Plains banding... The Case SDX Case SDX….the Ultimate Banding Tool in Fixed Angle. Holds the world record in Banding Nutrients at 14,000 acres in 20 days. Durable….and available in Ultra Endurance. 10 inch band spacing is optimum with the Case SDX as banding tool bar. Leaves the field in top condition for immediate planting or seeding. The SDX has proven outstanding in banding TAPPS and TAPPKTS for corn production. Compound disc angle bites in and keeps the Scraper Wing Injector in the Shadow of the Blade. Also available in seeding and banding with air diffuser.
High Quality Fertilizers. Bulk Density of six common materials used to build TAPPS and TAPPKTS. ATS Ammonium Thio-Sulfate, 12-0-0-26S, at 11.10 pounds per gallon. APP, Ammonium Poly Phosphate, 10-34-0, 11.65 pounds per gallon. APP, Ammonium Poly Phosphate, 11-37-0, 12.00 pounds per gallon. KTS, Potassium Thio-sulfate, 0-0-17-25S, 12.20 pounds per gallon. NH3, Anhydrous Ammonia, 82-0-0, 5.14 pounds per gallon at 60*F. (82.4% N nominal). All temperature ranges. Hydra Hume, Leonardite, Humic Acid at 0-0-1 and 12% Humic Acid at 8.75 pounds per gallon.
The term Vermiculated with regards to Exactrix TAPPS and
TAPPKTS… Hydra Hume application with TAPPS and TAPPKTS is to adorn TAPPS and TAPPKTS, embellished with improved Cation Exchange Capacity, forming Tri-ammonium Fulvate, formulated in uniform and decorated waves of crystals (waves of nutrient are vermiculated in a vertical soil column) using additional enhancement materials to improve crop nutrient uptake such as Hydra Hume. Vermiculation of TAPPS indicates the addition of Hydra Hume, 0-0-1-12% Humic Acid to enhance performance in an Acid/Base reaction. The Critical Reaction requiring NH3…. combining the pH shift of Tri-Ammonization with NH3 driving the high temperature reaction of neutral to acid pH polymers of Ammonium Poly Phosphate, Ammonium Thio-sulfates, and Potassium Thio-sulfates. The Critical Reaction of NH3 converting Humates to Fulvates solubulizing carbon from the Hydra Hume forming root zone, crop available Tri-Ammonium Fulvate. Utilizing Exactrix high pressure, orifice delivery of NH3, APP/APP/ATS/KTS/ micros plus Hydra Hume in a uniform streaming flow, A reaction at an intersection of streaming flows allowed to deliver at high temperature reaction at a below soil surface depth…. Equals…. vermiculated TAPPKTS. A field wide dynamic reaction generated in a forward motion of an injection machine applicator banding into the soil at 4 to 9 inch depths. Made primarily on the go with mobile fertilizer process equipment using high quality soil opening tools that make surgical cuts into the soil. Vermiculated TAPPS and TAPPKTS is not designed to be canned, bottled, labeled or shipped to a producer as a stand alone plant food material. Not a dry fertilizer. Not a liquid fertilizer. Vermiculated TAPPS and TAPPKTS with Hydra Hume is a combination of Acid Base high temperature fertilizer manufacturing in a mobile dynamic field wide application. Vermiculated means the Humic acid has been improved to be more crop available by utilizing NH3 at high pressure to solubulize the Humic acid carbon source and forming Tri-Ammonium Fulvate.
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