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68340 | I am looking at trying some this year. |
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Iowa | Yep, the value is questionable. However, we have always used fish emulsion from Dramm. Those that have had success with fish tell us to not use emulsion, but instead use a product made from the entire fish (logic makes sense). Time will tell. |
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Coaldale, Alberta, Canada | We used it in the past on small grains thru the pivots. It was recommended to us to use the fish hydrolysate, not fish emulsion. Fish emulsion is a byproduct, some beneficial oils etc have been taken out. Fish hydrolysate is the whole fish digested and stabalized.
By the way, downwind 3 gal/ac thru the pivot smells like you are by the ocean.
Fish hydrolystate very smelly to work with, but has a broad spectrum of good things in it in my opinion. Freight and handling issues are the reason we looked for alternatives. Also, you can get full tankers quite a bit cheaper if you are using volume. We never needed that much.
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Oskaloosa, Iowa 52577 | We used it until a few years ago........but the growing season around here has been so "unusual" that I hesitate to say there would have been no value........simply because in those cool damp soils for the last 3-4 years, a little food might have been an aid that would have been worth it.
We switched from Dramm to same type of processing done by Schafer Fish, Thomson, IL .............about 50% of the cost. |
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Eastern Ontario | I have not used it on corn but been putting it on beans for about a decade now. Haven't used any other fertilizer while using fish. We apply it in furrow and as a foliar. Stinks like hell. You'll be sleeping on the couch for a while. Don't leave product sit for too long or it will become thick and won't move through your plumbing. You will need bigger screens and clean them often. I think you'll need something like 50 to 60 gal/a for corn. |
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Newfane NY | We use Neptunes Harvest fish and a dry seaweed powder in the transplant water on the cabbage. I am getting back at least 3 times my cost in better plant survival during HOT weather. Use ONE gallon of fish and 8 oz. seaweed per acre.
All post sprays on all crops get 1qt fish and 6oz seaweed with each spray.
It works but you must get out of the pickup and grab a shovel and start digging and looking.......
John |
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Northwest Illinois | I'm from thomson, il where shafer fish is located. A majority of farmers use in furrow fertilizer and I know of no one that uses the fish stuff locally. Just my two cents. They have never even pushed it locally aka stopped at my farm. I use 2 gallons of 6-24-6, 2 gallons of a cps (Loveland) pop up product capture and accomplish |
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barry county mi | CLAY WE HAVE USED IT FOR 6 YEARS NOW WE USE 3 TO 5 GALS IN PLANTER ON THE SEED TOTAL TUBLER SYSTEM AND 2 GALS OVER THE TOP BEFORE TASL IVE NEVER HEARD OF 50 GALS PER ACREA WE ALSO PLOW DOWN COVER CROP WITH TURKEY LITTER DRAMM IS THE BRAND WE USE ALSO IT DOESNT STINK AS BAD AS IT DID WHEN WE FIRST STARTED USING THE WIFE DISLIKED IT TO START WITH MUST OF GOT USED TO IT WE GROW SAME YEILDS AS WE DID WHEN WE USED CHEMICALS AND SO ON BILLYBOB WE USE A PRODUCT CALL SP-1 A BACTERIA AND DONT USE ANY SALT Y CHEMICAL FERTILIZERS IN THE MIX YOU MIGHT MESS UP THE MIXTURE ARCHIE PS WE USE SOME KELP AND ZINK AND HIGH GRADE CAL ALSO HALF GALLON BLACKSTRAP MOLLASS WE DID NOT HAVE SPIDER MITS IN OUR BEANS A YEAR AGO JUST ACROSS THE DIRT ROAD THEY DEVESTATED HIS BEANS CAME IN THE FIRST MAYBE 5 FT OF OURS, SEEN TRACES OF THE SPIDERMITS I BELIEVE THE BRIX LEVELS WERE HIGH THAT SEEMS TO HELP KEEP THE BUGS OUT WE ALSO FULAR SPRAYED THE BEANS ABOUT 4TH JULY
Edited by aray63 4/13/2013 16:46
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Eastern Ontario | I thought I heard it mention someplace that corn would need 50 to 60 gal/a of fish to grow a crop. The fish would replace the nitrogen source. You would probably need to band it with the planter and or cultivator.
We put 6 gal in furrow at planting for beans. Then put on about 3 to 4 gal/a per foliar application. |
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Iowa | usafarmer - 4/13/2013 13:48
We use Neptunes Harvest fish and a dry seaweed powder in the transplant water on the cabbage. I am getting back at least 3 times my cost in better plant survival during HOT weather. Use ONE gallon of fish and 8 oz. seaweed per acre.
All post sprays on all crops get 1qt fish and 6oz seaweed with each spray.
It works but you must get out of the pickup and grab a shovel and start digging and looking.......
John
Dry seaweed? Where do you purchase it from? |
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Oskaloosa, Iowa 52577 | . |
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Eastern Ontario | http://www.acadianseaplants.com/plant-growth-development-products
http://www.talunecoproducts.com/ |
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| John you like the dry kelp better than the liquid? I had not thought of trying the dry. The kelp sure helps with plant survival in any conditions "here". But the dry would be easier to transport and mix as needed. |
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Seaford, Delaware | We get our Kelp Extract from Acadian for our Super Hume and Enhance products. Great company to work with. I have a PowerPoint presentation from Acadian if anyone is interested.
Alan |
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Iowa | Delmarva Ag - 4/14/2013 14:32
We get our Kelp Extract from Acadian for our Super Hume and Enhance products. Great company to work with. I have a PowerPoint presentation from Acadian if anyone is interested.
Alan
Can you please shoot it over my way? |
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NW IL | No. |
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Does anybody use kelp or fish fert. in furrow on their corn ?
