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This is Nelson Rentz from Guyman, Oklahoma. Uh, today we're putting in our tidal grow plot. Uh, we're using oceanic in our strip-till blend, along
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with our nitrogen phosphorus and micronutrients. We did not cut the rate on any of our fertilizer this year as we're seeing how it works.
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Uh, we chose Oceanic because of our residue here on this farm. This was triticale last summer.
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We harvested it with shelburn stripper headers, so we left as much straw standing as we could.
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It's between waist deep and chest high, and uh, it's been sort of a challenge to get the strip tiller through it.
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We've had some struggles there. We used a ler stalk chopper today, and we're successful in getting through,
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through this mat of residue. Um, and we like to leave the residue on our fields because where we live, the wind blows all the time.
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Uh, this field in particular has some hills, some sandier, lighter soils on the hills, and they tend to blow.
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And uh, that's just not good for us. So with this residue, we're able to keep that from happening, but we also keep our ground covered.
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Uh, it's more shaded, we're able to retain more moisture. This farm has not had any rainfall since November,
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and the ground is working up exceptionally well. Uh, the reason behind the oceanic to help stimulate the biology that's out here in the field
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to help break this residue down and release those nutrients throughout the season to this upcoming corn crop.
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We're excited to see how it works 00:01:37.665 --> 00:01:40.165
