Equipment

Nitrate Application on Wheat

Nitrate Application on Wheat

Chad is spraying his wheat with Nitrate for the first time this season. He is using a new 6-stream nozzle from Pentair Hypro to put out a Solubor blend. He breaks it down in this video.

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Perfecting Practices Learned in 2021

Perfecting Practices Learned in 2021

Kevin Matthews is always looking for a way to improve upon how he does what he does on his North Carolina farming operation. In 2021 he implemented changes in how he plants, how he sprays, and how he harvests. Looking ahead to crop year 2022, he discusses how he’ll perfect his newly implemented changes. Remember, if you always do what you’ve always done, you’ll always get what you’ve always gotten. And that simply won’t do for an XtremeAg producer!

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How Long Do Spray Nozzles Last?

How Long Do Spray Nozzles Last?

Worn spray nozzles can have a significant impact on the performance of your sprayer and ultimately the crop protection chemistry it is used to apply. How do you know when spray nozzles are worn and should be changed? How can you avoid the performance issues related to worn spray nozzles? And how long should we expect spray nozzles to last?

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How Much Yield Are You Losing in the Turn Rows?

How Much Yield Are You Losing in the Turn Rows?

This is our first year where we operated two of our sprayers with all-wheel steering, and the difference in crop damage caused by sprayer tracks has been eye-opening, to say the least.

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Kevin's Spray Tips "Tips"

Kevin's Spray Tips "Tips"

Nick Fleitz, agronomist from Pentair Hypro stops by to talk with Kevin about his spray tips, maintenance, best practices and spray settings for his fungicide applications.

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Late Season Boost

Late Season Boost

Dan went early with his first fungicide pass in early July, so now he is out doing a second application with some added fertility from Nachurs in mid August. Building kernel weight and depth is his focus now for the rest of the season.

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Air or Ground. Kelly talks about his choice.

Air or Ground. Kelly talks about his choice.

Kelly talks about ground versus air applications and the foliar feeding products he is incorporating into his latest Veltyma fungicide application, including products from Nachurs, and AgXplore.

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Dan's White Mold

Dan's White Mold

Dan has a little white mold issue with his soybeans and talks about the strategy for applications and timing with Revytek.

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Solubor's Solubility

Solubor's Solubility

Every farmer knows that solubility is extremely important when tank mixing different products. In this video, Kevin addresses all the characteristics he likes, including the solubility of Solubor from US Borax as he prepares his sprayer.

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