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So one of the questions that we get from the members with a economy on grain commodity prices where they are is we're seeing more intentions
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of going corn on corn versus corn behind soybeans that are typical rotations that you have throughout the us. So when you do that, you need
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to be thinking you're definitely going to have a little bit of a yield lag. There's no question about it,
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but at the bottom line it's ROI to what puts money in your bank in a positive way. The corn on corn is something that we've done
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for years here in the River Valley. We do that because of the flooding issues. Our best yields is always going to be rotating corn
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and soybeans, but it is an absolute must to protect that plant as early on as you can. And by doing that, we want to put a fungicide in our tub
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by two at planting and get a season long control because it's easier to prevent it than it is to cure it because once you got it, it can be a bear
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regardless of the disease. And lo and behold, if you're in a tar spot area, that's even worse.
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So the healthier that plant is, the better off it can defend different viruses that come
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after it to attack it, whatever they may be. Gray leaf spots, uh, northern Southern, anything it, it's all of it.
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It's just like an athlete. You gotta build that athlete up. He's gotta train and practice and get better and stronger
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and stronger and stronger and it starts day one and that's how it is with this corn crop. So if you're thinking about going corn behind corn,
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I strongly urge you to look into a fungicide. Full season protection, like the XY way. That's what's proven to us.
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I highly recommend it in a two by two. I will say we have tried it in the infer with a select shot system
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where we did not put it on the seed and we had success. However, it's risky. So I highly recommend following the label
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and doing it in a two by two fashion. We get a lot of questions. How does it mix with, how does it play with other chemicals?
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We've had no issues, no with fertilizers, insecticides that we've put in that we've tried on our farm. We've not had any issues whatsoever on compatibility.
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It just goes right in, it's easy to use. Jugs are easy to rinse out. That's not an issue. So if you have any questions
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and you are thinking that you're definitely going to go corn on corn this year, I strongly suggest you get where your FMC representative.
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Talk to some of us at extreme Ag and uh, see if we can help you understand how this would fit into your program
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