Every farmer wants to maximize efficiency…but what does that mean?
“What I’ve found is that ‘efficiency’ means something different to everyone,” said Ryan Harbison, AgroLiquid Agronomist. “I like to find out what’s the most important thing to a grower – time? Fertility? Together we can figure out what’s the most beneficial to your acres and see how to have the best growing season.”
Let’s look at different ways growers can get the most out of their crops.
Compatibility
If you have to make three separate passes to apply nutrition, fungicide, and herbicide, it takes time, fuel, and risks soil compaction.
AgroLiquid products are engineered for compatibility. Our formulations are designed to work well with others in the tank, which means fewer passes. When you can tank-mix your fertility with your crop protection products without worrying about compatibility, you’re maximizing a great resource – time.
Low use rates, high impact
More isn’t always better. Because of our Nutriq technology our nutrients are protected from tie-up in the soil, this allows us to achieve better results with lower use rates compared to conventional fertilizers. Lower volume means less storage space and less time spent filling the planter or sprayer. Plus, utilizing Nutriq technology allows for a better delivery process into the plants.
Plant tissue safety
You can have the best fertilizer, but if it damages the crop, you’ve traded one problem for another. Efficiency is lost when the plant has to spend energy recovering from tissue burn instead of focusing on yield. Our formulations are designed to help keep plants safe.
Timing
“There are so many things that are out of your control when you’re farming,” Harbison said. “It comes down to what we can control on our own acres. You can control what you plant, when you plant – depending on the weather – and how you treat your plants.” This is true for every crop, whether it’s corn and soybeans or tomatoes and pumpkins.
By using products that stay available in the root zone longer and are safe for foliar application, we give growers more flexibility. This helps make sure that the fertilizer you invested in is actually there when the plant is ready to use it.
Analysis
“As a company we focus on solutions that provide available plant nutrition,” Harbison said. “But we need to know what the base is before we can give a good recommendation. That’s why we start with soil testing every time.” As a result, growers bring the tests to AgroLiquid representatives to get their expertise.
When you control the variables you can – like timing, placement, and nutrients – you protect your investment against the variables you can’t. Whether your priority is saving time or improving uptake in the field, AgroLiquid is here to help you define what efficiency looks like for your particular farm and turn it into a reality.
Efficiency basics
With AgroLiquid, you can:
- Save time and fuel by combining nutrition, fungicides, and herbicides in a single pass.
- Use our Nutriq technology to achieve higher performance at lower volumes.
- Depend on our formulations that are designed to be gentle on plants.
- Trust that nutrients will stay available in the root zone longer, unlike conventional fertilizers that can tie up in the soil.
- Start with a soil analysis, and we’ll help build a fertility plan that works for your acres.
Contact your AgroLiquid representative >
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Ryan Harbison is an AgroLiquid agronomist in the Midwest & Western Canadian regions.
