From pull-type spreaders to geo-referenced variable rate fertilizer applications, we'll meet you where you're at.
As harvest approaches it is also time to think forward to the next growing season and how we want to replenish our fields with nutrients. Fall fertilizer applications allow us to quickly put nutrients back in the ground that were used by this year’s crops. Typically fall has more suitable fieldwork days than in our seemingly shortened spring seasons. By applying P (phosphorus) and K (potassium) in the fall you can better utilize that short spring season for fieldwork while also eliminating some field traffic and compaction. These nutrients are very stable in the ground when incorporated with tillage. We offer a split application program as a convenience for your operation and for the co-op. When we do fall PK applications and spring N (nitrogen) S (sulfur) applications we execute the 4Rs of Nutrient stewardship: Right Source, Right Rate, Right Time, Right Place. Utilizing fall soil samples, we can get the nutrients in place when and where they belong at the rate they should be applied. A more accurate option is zone soil sampling, to focus more precisely on specific acres of the field, where we can then prescribe the right rates for these specific products. If you would like to learn more contact your local Agronomist.
We know you have options when it comes to purchasing your crop inputs. It’s our goal at Maple River Grain & Agronomy to provide our member-owners with the best possible customer service, from people that you know and trust.
Most of our employees grew up around here, and know what it takes to run a successful farming business. We pride ourselves on anticipating the needs of our customers, as well as on our well-maintained equipment and facilities, employee training and rapid response time.
Most farmers in this part of the Red River Valley are already employing at least some precision farming technology. Soil testing, for example, is the very foundation of precision farming. Combine yield monitors and variable rate fertilizer application are also part of the precision farming tool box.
FMT Satellites collect data 4-7 times a week and compares your field’s NDVI mass to other fields planted within the same maturity and planting window. Then it provides a report of fields trending up or down and gives us an early warning to nutrient deficiencies, diseases, or insect pressure.
The R7® Tool Profitability Map connects input costs and yield potential map data to determine ROI at an acre level. We can assign variable costs to a prescription map and overlay that with harvest data. Areas found to be less profitable provide an opportunity to better align input investments with yield potential the following year. To learn more about any of these platforms, or to talk to our precision farming expert, call Maple River Grain & Agronomy today and ask for Ethan Kyllo.
Maple River Grain & Agronomy is proud to offer the hybrids and varieties that are best-suited to our local growing conditions, including those from DeKalb, Asgrow, Croplan, NK and Mycogen.
Maple River Grain & Agronomy added soil sampling services in 2018, as more and more growers began taking a hard look at crop input expenses. Although zone sampling offers a more complete picture of your soil’s nutrient and pH status, even whole field sampling can tell us a lot.
The best time of the year to sample for next year’s corn acres is right after your soybeans are harvested in the fall. For zone sampling, consider hiring an experienced technician from Maple River Grain & Agronomy, who can manage the entire process for you. Once your results come back, our agronomists in Casselton can overlay your soil maps with yield data from your own harvesting equipment to show you where less fertilizer, lower plant populations, or both, might be warranted. On the flip side, you may want to increase nutrient application and plant populations on your most productive acres to boost overall returns. While many growers look to soil testing as a way to better manage input costs, there are other reasons to consider regular soil testing as well. Applying the right amount of crop nutrients in the right place and at the right time can also help minimize losses due to runoff, leaching and denitrification. A series of recent surveys by The Fertilizer Institute shows that by overwhelming margins, farmers would prefer to manage nutrient runoff and water quality issues themselves, rather than ceding that role to government agencies. And there’s no better way to begin moving toward better nutrient management practices than soil testing. To learn more, or to schedule soil sampling for your farm, call us today.
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