Post on 26-Jul-2020
New Website Launched!New Website Launched! If you haven’t noticed already, Bambauer Fertilizer & Seed, Inc. has a new look on
the web! We have updated our website in an effort to keep you better informed
on the ever-changing grain markets, weather, and news in agriculture.
You will find more information on our site including updating grain markets and
cash bids, a local 5 day forecast and radar, and all content you would find on your
DTN satellite! You will also have the option to sign up for text messages with our
daily cash bids, and keep up to date with bi-monthly grain newsletters. We hope
to add additional features to the site as we progress, including videos, periodic
agronomic updates, and more.
Check out our facebook page that can be linked to from our website. If you are a
facebook user, watch for agronomic updates throughout the growing season as
we are scouting fields!
Thank you for your business, and the opportunity to serve you! Enjoy the Step-
pin’ Up Newsletter, and be sure to check out the new updated website!
www.bambauerfertilizer.com
this issue
New Website Launch P.1 Early Planting Potential P.2
Maximizing Soybean Yields P.3 Research Farm Update P.4
Where to Place Poultry Litter P.5 Grain Marketing P.6
How do I get to the next level?
Try something new!
Over the past 5 years we have
been researching products and
ideas that make agronomic
sense. Through hundreds of
trials with many different prod-
ucts and ideas, we have had
trials that haven’t yielded the
way we had hoped. But
through all the trials that have
failed, we have learned from
them and have had much suc-
cess finding products and ideas
that will work in the fields. Our
Research Farm has helped us to
not only find the products, but
also the right rates, and correct
timing of application! It has
been eye opening to see the
technology that is available to-
day, and see the positive results
from the trials helping to per-
fect it. Our goal is to learn from
the trials at the Research Farm,
and help find new ways to make
your farm more profitable!
Summer 2012 , 26th edition
Early Planting Can Increase Potential!Early Planting Can Increase Potential!
Nutrisphere-N is a long chain
polymer with an extreme neg-
ative charge of –1800. The
extreme charge of Nutrisphere
-N is patented, and the strong-
est on the market, making it
the most consistent we have
seen in our studies. It is
charged to help stop unwant-
ed reactions in the soil to keep
enzymes at bay and erase the
effect of urease at the molecu-
lar level!
Nutrisphere-N keeps enzymes
at bay, keeping more nitrogen
in its ammonium state before
it gets converted to nitrates,
which is more subject to leach-
ing and volatilization.
It works to erase the effects of
urease at the molecular level
as well, allowing applied nitro-
gen fertilizer to enter the soil
and stay more available to the
crop throughout the season!
Nutrisphere-N slowly degrades
over time, leaving no environ-
mental footprint. It is not a
slow release product, so it will
manage your nitrogen the en-
tire season, keeping it availa-
ble to the plant when the plant
needs it the most!
We are definitely in a totally opposite
situation than what we were last year
in May! While not all corn was planted
early, much of the crop was put in the
ground in mid to late April, and stands
are very good where water wasn’t a
major issue! Historically with early
planting we have higher yield poten-
tial, but to get to that potential we
need to help the plant through some
times of stress. It is also important
that we remember the nutrients need-
ed by the crop, and the amount of time
they will be in the field subject to loss!
The First Step Is Nitrogen!
Any grower that has run out of Nitro-
gen in their corn crop has seen the di-
rect yield response! There is no more
important nutrient than nitrogen for
corn, and with nitrogen moves many
other nutrients as well. The im-
portance of keeping the N available to
the crop season long cannot be over-
stated, and that is why we have seen
excellent results from nitrogen stabi-
lizers. We have spent a large amount
of time and resources finding which
stabilizers do the best job in different
environmental conditions, and have
seen consistent positive results from
Nutrisphere-N over the past 5 years.
Whether you are side dressing 28% or
urea, manage your nitrogen to keep it
there season long with Nutrisphere-N!
Our 5 year average increase by adding
Nutrisphere-N to side dress nitrogen is
16.3 bushels per acre!
Boost Crops at Critical Stages
One thing we have to remember with
early planting, is that the plant goes
through an enormous amount of stress
from germination until it becomes a
large enough plant to pull nutrients out
of the soil. Meanwhile, the plant is
trying to decide it’s ear diameter (the
number of sockets around the ear) in
the V4-V8 stages. Supplying a boost to
the plant at this period is a perfect way
to enhance yield potential. At this
stage, Quadris fungicide has a growth
regulator effect on the plant, telling it
to grow fast and take in more nutri-
ents. If micronutrients are supplied at
the same time, and there are adequate
amounts of N,P, & K, the plant will put
into place a larger ear, with potential
for higher yields. Ask one of our
Agronomy Representatives to take a
tissue test on your corn field to help
determine which micronutrients you
should be applying to help give your
crop the greatest potential!
Our Corn Mix Micronutrient Blend has
shown an average return of 12.01
bushels in a foliar application in our
research trials!
Planting corn in April can lead to higher yield potential. It also, how-
ever, leads to more risks along the way to achieve high yields!
How does Nutrisphere-N
manage your Nitrogen?
Where Quadris fungicide was
combined with Corn Mix Micronu-
trient Blend in 2011, we experi-
enced yield gains up to 20 bushels
per acre! Consider trying a field of
Quadris & Corn Mix at V4-V8 on
your farm this year!
Maximize Soybean Yield Potential!Maximize Soybean Yield Potential!
Maximizing soybean potential is
no easy task, but with the right
products, and the right timing, we can easily take a major
step in the right direction! In 2005 we designed a foliar
fertilizer for soybeans with a slow release nitrogen, foliar
potash, and manganese to help the plants get through
times of heat and drought stress during the summer. We
made the foliar simple, with enough of the nutrients that
really help a soybean plant retain pods and increase yield
potential. It has proven to be a very effective tool to get
the solid base started for high yields. NK Extra has evolved
over the past 7 years, with several increases in manganese
levels as the need for manganese has increased with ge-
netic changes in the soybeans.
Benefits from an application of NK Extra include:
Nutrient boost at a critical period of flowering
Greener, healthier plant with greater tolerance to drought stress
Encourages more flowering and pod set, leading to higher potential pod numbers and yield
We have also researched and recognized the im-
portance of the plant performance benefits of Quad-
ris fungicide to help protect the base we have built
with the foliar fertilizer! Quadris fungicide moves
throughout the leaf and into new growth, separating
it from other strobilurin fungicides that are effective
where they are in contact, but don’t have the xylem
movement to extend the protection to new growth.
Benefits from a Quadris foliar fungicide application include:
Xylem mobile broad-spectrum disease control preserves the green leaf area longer
Increases water-use efficiency and increases tolerance to extreme water loss (drought stress)
Increases plant growth for higher yields
Extends pod fill helping to increase berry size, which is the final step in achieving high yields!
All of the benefits help to build
on the base you have created
with fertility management,
proper seed placement, good weed management practices,
and foliar nutrition. If you have taken the time to manage
all of the steps to build the base, why not take the extra
step to give the plant the potential to produce high yields if
mother nature provides the environment for it!
Our Research Trials show a 2.5 bushel advantage with NK
Extra applied during flowering, and a 5 bushel advantage
using Quadris fungicide applied when the soybean plant is
developing pods! Try it on your farm this summer and
see the advantage of Quadris fungicide and NK Extra!
Plan to Visit the Research Farm this Summer!Plan to Visit the Research Farm this Summer!
We spend an enormous amount
of time leafing through data in
the fall, trying to find the hy-
brids that put the most bushels
in the tank. While the end yield
is the most important aspect of
choosing a corn hybrid, it defi-
nitely isn’t the only one we look
at when making those deci-
sions.
Early emergence and vigor, leaf
design, plant height, ear height,
ear type, kernel texture, grain
quality, root size, stress toler-
ance, root and stalk strength,
percent of green snap, and
much more goes into making
that final number that equates
to yield at the end of the year.
With two totally different
springs, it is likely that the hy-
brids that won all the plots last
year may get shadowed by an-
other hybrid that responds to
the season differently. We have
planted plots at all locations, as
well as farmer plots, side by
sides, and the research plots to
help understand what hybrids
fit your situation the best.
Take the time to look at the
plots this summer. Give us a
call or stop by the locations,
and we would be happy to help
start evaluating the hybrids
with you as they grow!
The sixth year of the Research Farm is
now underway. Planting is complete,
and seed treatment and starter trials
have already begun. We are excited
about the products we are testing in
this year’s trials, and eager to learn
what products and cultural practices
we are studying will benefit your farm.
You can keep track of the weather at
the research center including rainfall,
soil temperature, and soil moisture
from the link on the front page of
www.bambauerfertilizer.com.
What trials are at the farm?
Every year we try to build on the suc-
cesses we have found in the previous
years trial, and progress the trials to
learn more about the products we
have been successful with. At the
same time, we are looking at new ideas
and products. Below is a listing of just
some of the testing we have in 2012!
Foliar Fungicides
Side-dress Nitrogen Additives
Pre-emerge Nitrogen Additives
Refuge Options
New Starter Products
Seed Treatments
Insect Awareness Demo
Cover Crops
Foliar Fertilizer Blends
Herbicide Bare Ground Demo
Brodbeck Seeds and AgriGold hy-
brid and variety trials
High Yield Experimental Trials
Attend the field day!
Last year we had an excellent turnout
to the educational field day at the Re-
search Farm. We will again be having
this event in late August or early Sep-
tember, and hope that you will be able
to attend. Look for more information
at the end of June or early July for a
definite date and time for the event!
We plan to bring in quality educational
speakers as we have in the past for the
event, and make it as educational as
possible. Our goal is to help you to
learn about the trials we are doing at
the farm, as well as to help you find
ways to make your operation more
profitable!
Buckeye Ag Testing in Troy, Ohio will
be hosting a research plot on the new
2,4-D resistant technology from DOW
called Enlist. This technology is sched-
uled to be available to you in a year in
corn, and a few years from now in soy-
beans. It is remarkable technology,
and DOW has invested the research
and time to produce a new formulation
of 2,4-D with new Colex-D technology.
It is low volatilization, low drift, and
low odor. The Enlist trait technology,
as well as the technology of the new
2,4-D chemistry will be showcased in
this plot. Look for more information
on how to view the new Enlist technol-
ogy at the facility in Troy in July or ear-
ly August!
Now is the time to start
looking at new hybrids!
Poultry Litter offers a Buildup Option!Poultry Litter offers a Buildup Option!
More Than Manure (MTM) is a
new product that has been proven
to protect the nitrogen in manure
from loss, and also help keep
phosphorous from fixating to the
soil, allowing more nutrients to
get into the plants. We have been
working with this product for the
past year, and are very familiar
with the two components, Nutri-
sphere-N and AVAIL, that were
reformulated to make MTM. Re-
search has shown a 10-12 bushel
yield advantage over untreated
litter by keeping the nitrogen and
phosphorous more available to
the plant!
We have also noticed some in-
credible side benefits while apply-
ing MTM to poultry litter as well!
The ammonia reduction compo-
nent of the Nutrisphere-N in the
MTM product helps to cut the
amount of ammonia coming off
the manure. This not only saves
more nitrogen by converting it to
ammonium form for the plant, but
also massively decreases the smell
of the litter. This leads to less
complaints, as well as less fly
attraction to the area litter is ap-
plied! MTM is reasonably priced,
and can be applied with a sprayer
at 18 oz per acre within 48 hours
of a litter application!
In 2010, we began to see the need for
higher organic matter options in fertili-
ty and decided to add custom applica-
tion of litter to our services. In the
past, wheat and alfalfa were involved
in many rotations, and over the years
corn and soybeans have taken prece-
dence over other crops. In the mean
time, we have introduced new technol-
ogy that has increased efficiency of
farms, make yields increase, and begin-
ning to deplete our soils from the vital
nutrients that are essential to continu-
ing to grow good crops. Add on top of
that the increasing price of commercial
fertilizers , and without VRT technology
it isn’t feasible to throw on an extra
200 lbs. of fertilizer every year to start
a buildup program!
Where does litter fit in?
Obviously, every field does not need
poultry litter. Also, poultry litter is not
the complete answer to your fertility
plans. It is, however, a great tool for
building up organic matter, phospho-
rous, and micronutrient levels in your
soils. The best place to start applying
poultry litter is in the lowest organic
matter, and poorest fertility fields that
you farm. Variable rate sampling by
soil type will help determine where the
best acres are for the best return on
investment . Future fertility plans
should include a Variable rate program
for Potash, as it is the main nutrient
that will need to be supplemented for
complete buildup of your soils. We
also have our trucks set up to variable
rate apply the litter if you want to fol-
low the soil samples for buildup!
How much litter do I apply?
The state regulates how much litter
can be applied to the soils, and usually
that is between 2-4 tons per acre de-
pending on the soil tests. It is im-
portant that you do not overload your
soils with phosphorous, or you are like-
ly to lose the nutrient in runoff, and
pollute the streams and lakes in your
watershed. You are required by law to
have soil tests on the fields where you
are applying litter. As Certified Live-
stock Managers, we keep all of those
sample records, as well as maps, appli-
cation records, setbacks, and nutrient
calculations for the Ohio Department
of Agriculture.
Stockpile to guarantee it!
As with any manure, there is only so
much that is produced! We have quali-
ty contracts on manure and are able to
guarantee a good amount, but the best
way to guarantee you will get the litter
in the fields you want spread in a time-
ly manner in the fall is to stockpile in
the field. This takes very little space in
the field, and needs be away from
ditches, wells, and houses. The stock-
piles of litter crust over, shed water,
and the manure is the same when it is
unpiled as when it is delivered to the
field. Under the pile will also be drier,
allowing for less compaction when
loading and spreading the field in the
fall. During the summer when the
ground is hard and dry is usually the
best time to get trucks to deliver into
the fields, and ensure you get litter to
help increase fertility and yields!
Protect the Nitrogen and
Phosphorous in litter with
More Than Manure!
Thank you for taking the time to
read our newsletter. The articles
in this newsletter are always top-
ics that we feel are important
and relevant to you, and we wel-
come the ideas and concerns you
would like to be addressed in
upcoming issues of Steppin’ Up.
As always, we appreciate your
business and the opportunity to
serve you! Enjoy the Summer!
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livered pricing options for the grain you still have to market. We price competitive-
ly, and offer trucking services if you want your grain picked up!
If you haven’t got a plan together already, now is the time to start thinking about
your 2012 crop marketing strategy. Call Dave Bambauer to discuss the marketing
options that exist for your crops, and develop a plan to keep you profitable in 2012!
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937-596-5432
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937-492-2827
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