Shuter Sunset Farms, Inc.Mike, Patrick & Brian Shuter

Frankton, Indiana

Cover Crop Seeding In Mature Standing Crops

Strip tilling for Next Year’s Crop

Nitrogen Management Opportunities

The Three of Us

Papa move to the Retirement Home

Waist High Corn on June 10

Our System Approach

• Seed Cover Crops in Standing Crops Aug 15 till Sept 15

• Harvest Hopefully a Good well priced crop

• Soil test based off of Veris developed grids

• Strip Till Variable Rate Applying P, K, AMS, Zn & Man

• Kill Cover Crops late spring

• Plant Corn on Strips & Beans No Till in 15” rows

• Side Dress NH3 as soon as Corn is up. Full Variable rate or half rate based on Hybrids.

• Spray as Needed

• Use 24 Row 28% Nitrogen Bar (we built) to apply additional N based off of OptRx sensors

• Spray Fungicide as needed

Bare Bones Miller Power Plant

Gandy Air Box in place of Liquid Tank

Start of 120 Covercrop Seeder

A Hose Makers Dream 1600 Feet of Hose

Seeding into Standing Corn 120 Ft

120 Ft Seeder on Display at Beck’s Field Day

2011 Version of 90 Ft Covercrop Seeder

Filling with a Yetter Seed Train

Driving in the Jungle

Seeded 8/23 Harvested 9/21

Annual Ryegrass, Crimson Clover & Radishes

Current Strip Till Unit

End view

Strip Tilling 200 Plus Corn Stalks

Bean Stubble Seeded & Strip tilled

Spraying Covercrops

Planting into Covercrops

Planting into Cover Crops

Planting Into Cover Crops

1.8” Rain on 3 Pass Bean Stubble

1.8” Rain on Strip tilled Corn Stalks

Bean Planter Row Unit

Seeding Beans into Mature Cereal Rye

Planting Into Cereal Rye

Planted June 6 taken June 24

Cover Crop Chemistry

• First Year Corn. ARG/Rape•

• AMS 9Lbs/100 Gal.

• Citric Acid. 1 Gal/250 Gal.

• PowerMax. 22 Ozs/A.

• Verdict. 16 Ozs/A. Sharpen. 3.2 Ozs

– Outlook. 13.44 Ozs

• Meth Seed Oil. 1 Gal/100 Gal.

Cover Crop Chemistry

• Second Year Corn. Cereal Rye•

• AMS. 9 Lbs/100 Gal.

• Citric Acid. 1 Gal/250 Gal.

• PowerMax. 22 Ozs/A.

• Sharpen. 3 Ozs/A.

• Meth Seed Oil. 1 Gal/100 Gal.

• Then: Lumax. 1.25 Qt/A.

Cover Crop Chemistry

• Soybeans. ARG/Rape•• AMS. 9 Lbs/100 Gal. • Citric Acid. 1 Gal/250 Gal. • PowerMax. 22 Ozs/A. • Optill Pro. 2 Ozs Optill & 10 Ozs Outlook. Twin pack.

(Optill= Sharpen 1 oz & Pursuit 4 Ozs). • Meth Seed Oil. 1 Gal/100 Gal. • Then: Liberty.

What Makes It Work

• Actively growing • Warm conditions forecasted• 4 hours sun after application• Citric acid for lower water pH• 10 -12 gal water• Good penetration• Fine mist not AI nozzles• PH down to 5.0•

• Soil quality. What we have.• Soil Health. What we do with it.• Vital living system.

24 Row 28% Nitrogen Bar

It Will Go Through Tassel High Corn

Milk Tankers Make Nice 28% Tankers

2015 Version Folded for Transport

Cover Crop Seeders for Sale

90 Ft Quick Attach Version

120 Ft Seeder Tassel High Corn

In the Shadow of the Corn Bin