cover crops and nutrient cycling - shuter
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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
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
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.