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Tank Mixing for Success
Jim ReissVice President – Agricultural ChemistriesPrecision Laboratories, Inc.
• 50 Year-Old Company • Located in Waukegan, IL • Innovative Adjuvants, Seed Enhancements
and Foliar Nutrition Technologies• Backed by University & Independent Research
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9 weeds in 20+ states are resistant to glyphosate • Over 7 million acres of row crops infested in 2010
• 38 million by 2013 (spread by pollen 20-30 miles)
Stacked resistance not just for crops• Triple-stacked & Quad-stacked resistance in weeds• ALS inhibitors, glyphosate, PPO inhibitors and triazines (S. IL)
Trends support continued growth in resistance • Larger farms with less tillage• Post applications of glyphosate year after year
Resistance is GROWING
Weed Science, principles and practices; Applied Weed Science, second edition; Weed Ecology, second edition; Weed Technology
Weed Seed Production and Length of Seed Survival
Weed# of Seeds per
PlantLength of Seed Survival (yrs)
Nightshade 178,000 10 - 20
G. Ragweed 60,000 5 - 8
Lambsquarters 72,000 3 - 9
Marestail 200,000 +Short - Immediate
germination
Waterhemp 400,000 + 3 - 5
Palmer Amaranth 500,000 + 3 - 5
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PPI and PRE treatments growing • Tank mixing with UAN and / or ATS• New SC formulations not be as stable as Flowables
More post emerge tank mixing • PREs can’t handle all our problems (volunteer corn)• More use of foliar feeding program
• More fungicides & / or insecticides
More tank mixes = more problems… UNLESS
Tank Mixing is BACK
Preparing to Win Objectives
• Review “Best Mixing” Practices
• Review impact of water quality on pesticides and mixing order
• Determine best mixing sequence & tools to avoid problems
• Answer your questions
Avoiding Mixing & Clean-out Nightmares
• Mixing Technique
• Mixing Order
• Making Clean-out Easier
Just because you can… DOESN’T mean you should!
Mixing Vats & Inductors are Not Like Las Vegas
• What happens here, DOESN’T just stay here…
• It goes into the sprayer…
• And, if your lucky it goes onto the field
Inductors & Mixing Vats Bad Things Start Here
• In the absence of sufficient water, mixing order doesn’t matter
• Sometimes a little water is worse than no water
• Depending on solution pH some products may not dissolve, others could salt out
Roundup® WeatherMAX™
plus
Water Conditioning Agent
SALTED OUT in mixing vat
Inductors & Mixing Vats The Solution
• Or, open the valve and leave it open
• Mix in a minimum of 15-20% of intended spray volume
• Conduct compatibility tests to make sure
• Follow the appropriate mixing order & WAIT
• pH can affect CP half-life
• pH can affect CP product solubility & uptake
• pH levels should affect the mixing order
Mixing Order & Water Quality
• What’s the pH of your water?
Mixing Order & Water Quality
pH Scale
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Natural pH of well water
Mixing Order & Water Quality
pH Scale
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CompatibilityAgents
Natural pH of well water
Mixing Order & Water Quality
pH Scale
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Compatibility Best pH to solubilize most SUsAgents
Natural pH of well water
Mixing Order & Water Quality
pH Scale
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Best pH to solubilize most SUs
Natural pH of well water
Water Conditioners alone
Mixing Order & Water Quality
pH Scale
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Glyphosate buffer Best pH to solubilize most SUs
Natural pH of well water
Water Conditioners alone
Mixing Order & Water Quality
Do you have to add water conditioners to the spray solution before glyphosate?
Mixing Order & Water Quality
SEQUENCE OF TANK-MIXING WATER CONDITIONING ADJUVANTS AND HERBICIDES
John D. Nalewaja1, Zenon Wonica2, Edward F. Szeleznak3, Brad Ramsdale4
1 Plant Sciences, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND2 Agricultural Academy, Poznan, Poland
3 Crop and Weed Sciences, Pulawy, Poland4 Department of Plant Science, California State University, Fresno, CA
Glyphosate (IPA), 2,4-D (DMA), Dicamba, (Na) Bentazon (Na)
Out of Mixing Order… Out of Luck!
Fill tank with at least ½ of intended finished spray volume and with agitation running, add:
• Compatibility agents & defoamers• Add Sulfonylurea herbicides before reducing pH (or pre slurry and add)
• Dry Products– Ammonium sulfate – Dry drift retardants– WP, DF, WDG, SP
• Liquids – Liquid drift retardants– Flowables (F) or Liquid Flowables (FL) – Micro encapsulated (ME) and Suspension Concentrates (SC)– Emulsifiable concentrates (EC)– Solutions (L, C, LC)– Crop Oils, MSO, HSOC, NIS– Water Conditioners
Best Mixing Sequence
Fill tank with at least ½ of intended finished spray volume and with agitation running, add:
• Compatibility agents & defoamers• Add Sulfonylurea herbicides before reducing pH (or pre slurry and add)
• Dry Products– Ammonium sulfate – Dry drift retardants– WP, DF, WDG, SP
• Liquids – Liquid drift retardants– Flowables (F) or Liquid Flowables (FL) – Micro encapsulated (ME) and Suspension Concentrates (SC)– Emulsifiable concentrates (EC)– Solutions (L, C, LC)– Crop Oils, MSO, HSOC, NIS– Water Conditioners
Best Mixing Sequence
NIS 90:10 Border Xtra 8L Atrazine 4L Halex GT
Protyx Border Xtra 8L Atrazine 4L Halex GT
Border Xtra 8L Atrazine 4L Halex GT NIS 90:10
Atrazine 4L Border Xtra 8L Halex GT NIS 90:10
Atrazine 4L Border Xtra 8L Halex GT Protyx
Syngenta Recommendation
Fill tank with at least ½ of intended finished spray volume and with agitation running, add:
• Compatibility agents & defoamers• Add Sulfonylurea herbicides before reducing pH (or pre slurry and add)
• Dry Products– Ammonium sulfate – Dry drift retardants– WP, DF, WDG, SP
• Liquids – Liquid drift retardants– Flowables (F) or Liquid Flowables (FL) – Micro encapsulated (ME) and Suspension Concentrates (SC)– Emulsifiable concentrates (EC)– Solutions (L, C, LC)– Crop Oils, MSO, HSOC, NIS– Water Conditioners
Best Mixing Sequence
• Available for the iPhone and iPod touch
(Android version coming Spring 2012)
• Eliminates costly mixing errors
• Database of more than 900 crop protection products from 18 manufacturers
• Mixing sequence in one location
Iphone App
Making Clean-Out Easier • Not all contamination
comes from the spray tank
• Spray booms trap contaminants for later apps
• Preventative strategy and compatibility agents are best strategy
Convert TM Compatibility
Agent
Competitive Compatibility
Agent
No Compatibility Agent
UAN / ATS plus Guardsman® Max Tank Mix
• Prevention is key
• Use compatibility agents with UAN & PRE apps
• Tank cleaners can’t remove everything left behind
Making Clean-Out Easier
• Flush sprayers at end of each day
Demonstrating Your Valueat the Farm-Gate
Acres per Day 400
Sprayer Down 1 day
Yield loss for every inchweeds grow* 1 bushel
Rained-out 4 days
Weeds grew 2 inches
Lost Yield per Acre 2 bushels
Soybean value $12.00 per bushel
Lost Revenue $9,600
* Southern Illinois University data
Demonstrating Your Valueat the Farm-Gate
Acres per Day 400
Sprayer Down 1 day
Yield loss for every inchweeds grow* 1 bushel
Rained-out 4 days
Weeds grew 2 inches
Lost Yield per Acre 2 bushels
Soybean value $12.00 per bushel
Lost Revenue $9,600
* Southern Illinois University data
Demonstrating Your Valueat the Farm-Gate
Acres per Day 400
Sprayer Down 1 day
Yield loss for every inchweeds grow* 1 bushel
Rained-out 4 days
Weeds grew 2 inches
Lost Yield per Acre 2 bushels
Soybean value $12.00 per bushel
Lost Revenue $9,600
* Southern Illinois University data
Demonstrating Your Valueat the Farm-Gate
• Review “Best Mixing” Practices
• Review impact of water quality on pesticides and mixing order
• Add to your differentiation at the farm-gate
• Answer your questions
Preparing to Win Objectives
www.youtube.com/mixtankapp – Mixing Sequence – 3:02 minutes– Spray Solution pH – 2:16 minutes– Water Conditioners – 5:22 minutes– Water Quality – 2:34 minutes
Additional Resources
Tank Mixing for Success
Jim ReissVice President – Agricultural ChemistriesPrecision Laboratories, Inc.
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