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Is Anhydrous Ammonia a Good Deal at $242 Per ton? Average TAPPS+Zn Band with Spacing of 2.5 inches at depths to 6 inches. At 65,000 acres
of Exactrix Mustang P51C, 6 in. depth, TAPPS+Zn vermiculted banding.
Cory Weatherred, Triple G, Deerfield, KS, Dryland HWW wheat, Joe variety by KSU Hays, No-tillage of far western Kansas fields provided TAPPS bands of 5 previous crops, Casey Sower in charge of Exactrix Mustang Tool Bar banding.
The 2019 winter wheat crop came off the 7,000 acres in record time fighting tornados and hail all the way to the bin. At the last 90% of the acres the race was won, harvest production was reduced to two combines. At the end with 10% acres left to go the two extra combines and stripper headers were sold back into the harvest machinery market to allow other Kansas farmers access to the stripper machines.
Stripper headers and No-Till management with exclusive Exactrix high pressure vermiculation of NH3, Ammonium Poly Phosphate and Thio-sul® produced high yields. The 1% Coefficient of Variation with TAPPS plus zinc banded deep to 6 inches produced a record nutrient performance and lowest cost per bushel produced in No-till. After 6 years average band spacing was 2.5 inches. About 6% to 8% of the gross income per acre was invested into nutrients over 6 years. The typical average for the area in a non-Exactrix system is an 18% nutrient investment to 25% with center pivot application of Nitrogen. This is a percentage of gross income to grow less marketable bushels. This results in $150 more net income in irrigated production and up to $540 per acre more net income in double crop. Dryland production can vary as noted from $60 per acre more net income and up to 2.5 times more bushels produced. The low rate applications as determined in STEEP test plots confirm that nutrient cost is about 1/3 to ½ of neighboring farms. There is typically a 12% increase in net income year after year over other types of farming and fertilization. Critical management points are :
Exactrix Technical Advancement in No-tillage Double Cropping with Mustangs and TAPPS. Southwestern Kansas Producers Make Better Margins And Conserve.
In
the field June 17, 2015 with Brian Graham of Triple G Partners,
Garden City/Deerfield, KS.
A quick turnaround into the second crop is required. The green chop Triticale is typically directed to the large dairy farms in the area. The sandy soil pivot and wells have low water capability at 400 to 500 gpm on the Ogallala Aquifer. The tractor and cart tracks reduce compaction and have good travel speeds at maximum tractor efficiency and horsepower. Full conservation of inputs producing better net margins than 300 bushel per acre, irrigated corn. Nutrient cost is
substantially reduced and improved margins result in a second forage crop
using Exactrix Technology.
Basic Specifications:
Double Cropping Technology…moving fast.
Liquid streaming flows with balanced delivery at high pressures assure high 1% CV uniform application of crystalline TAPPS. A high temperature reaction which improves the crop root access to soil placed nutrients…utilized by present and future crops. An ideal case for using No-till in high pH or calcareous soils and acid soils. TAPPS is unique to Exactrix using Mass Meters and high quality delivery systems to assure reliable performance. Typically Exactrix Systems apply 200% more crop available P and 166% more crop available N with high pressure liquid streaming flows. Exactrix systems apply nutrients at .5 to .7 of the University recommendation. All tested and time proven by scientists and Exactrix owners throughout North America. Exactrix is driven by producers desiring more net margin with improved efficiency of nutrients applied. Exactrix systems are sold only based on applying more crop available nutrients. Exactrix systems can easily over-apply fertilizer if old fertilizer rates are applied. Yields are only improved at Exactrix application rates. Warning do not over-apply nutrients as yields can be reduced.
Superior electronic
controls from highest quality sensors and harnesses. Deere GS-3
controllers have been superior.
Two Crops. Exactrix TAPPS and Mustang high speed low soil disturbance openers are time proven to produce top results. Banded with a Mustang tool bar to a 6 inch depth at 8.1 mph at 1 acre per minute. The diesel engine is firing 28 gallons per hour with a Deere 9630T. Improvements In Drought Stress Tolerance With Exactrix… since all pivots are under stress in August with 110 degree heat. The bands must be deep to improve moisture and nutrient uptake. This is a technique of the West. Banding deep up to 9 inches always makes a big difference. Seed Row and surface applied fertilizer is not a good plan with 30 mph winds at 3,500 feet with a 100*F day. This is another reason why dryland No-till yields well. Corn Belt farmers can take a big lesson from Western Producers.. The often have a management problem in the Corn Belt when it gets dry. Tremendous production advantages occur with pivots when bands are 6 inches in depth creating deeper root colonies in more consistent moisture. Deeper bands mean better crops under drought pressure, dryland or irrigated production. Deep banding with ½ inch thick x 25 inch diameter Mustang P-51C openers at depths up to 7 inches. If conditions allow the tool bar will band at speeds to 10 mph applying TAPPS and TAPPKTS.
Mustang swiveling single disc banding under the pivot towers where the forage harvester did not go. This machine has good residue clearance in a triple rank. The 61.25 foot tool bar with 49 Mustang openers goes through the Triticale without plugging for the full length of the pivot.
Raising The Second Crop, Sudan and Sorghum blend.
That is Cory…the Chief Agronomist for Triple G, Checking the 60 foot 1890 center frame, seed distribution tower at startup. Cory Weatherred is seeding Sudan and Hybrid Sorghum, June, 18, 2015. This is one day following the banding treatment with the Exactrix Mustang Tool Bar and Triple G Track Cart. No-tillage farming allows a fast turn-around and the pivot will be growing the second crop in about 4 days with seedling emergence. The second crop is coming back very fast after the June 12, 15 Triticale first crop harvest. Fast and uniform emergence is required to utilize all the moisture and the light. The seedbed must be just right. Mustang P-51C openers promote an ideal seedbed as noted. The Exactrix TAPPS bands on 15 inch centers at 6 inch depth does not damage the germination due to the uniform high pressure application of NH3, APP/ATS to make TAPPS crystals. Old TAPPS bands from the previous crops provide extra boost in No-till with Rotational Band Loading. Crop production gets better and better with No-till as the old bands provide additional non-mobile nutrients. Low cost nutrient application results at about half of normal nutrients required by other types of approaches.
TAPPS Bands in an Acid/Base reaction. The Deere 1890 at 60 feet and 10 inch seed row spacing is seeding the pivot in about 2.5 hours with stops to fill. An 8 pound per acre seed rate of Sorghum and Sudan is seeded at 1.5 inch soil depth. The Deere 1890 at 60 feet and 10 inch seed row spacing is seeding the pivot in about 2.5 hours with stops to fill. An 8 pound per acre seed rate of Sorghum and Sudan is seeded at 1.5 inch soil depth. The Deere RTK guidance system allowed the seed rows to be split to hold the new seed rows between the old seed rows using RTK towers at about 7 miles to 10 miles south of Deerfield, KS and the Arkansas dry river.
Triple G Partners at Deerfield, KS can expect a powerful productivity
punch and improved net margins using
Mustang Tool Bars are most popular in 30, 40 and 45 foot widths. Two point lift assist in a 7 x 7 frame is available as 3015 and 4015 width and bands. The Mustang 30 foot machines cover 30 acres per hour at 8.15 mph. The machines are rated to 10 mph. Horsepower and NH3 tank capacity may be limiting.
Video of Inside Cab Instruments
In 2020 the mass
flow transmitters have been moved to the cab.
No-tillage application of nutrients prevails over strip tillage high horsepower applications at Goodland, KS.
Training Videos are available at
www.exactrix.com/EOYT.htm
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five to seven day timeline to a second crop.
