Spring 2017 Seeding Complete!

This spring, we seeded 177 acres to Red Spring Wheat.  This variety of wheat is the most common used in breads and baking.  So far crops looks good.  Main weeds are dandelions, volunteer alfalfa, and quack grass.  The wheat will out-grow all of these once it gets a good start.  Wheat on the fields planted first are already poking thru the ground.

2017 Soil Nutrient Program

This spring we increased the nutrients delivered to the soil:

• Sugar    2.9 pounds per acre
  
• Softrock Phosphate    6.4 pounds per acre
• GSR Calcium    4.5 grams per acre
• Fish emulsion    12.3 litres per acre
• Microbial Tea    5.8 litres per acre
• Molasses    1 litre per acre
• Total spray volume including above nutrients and water:  19 gallons per acre

Mixing fish emulsion

Molasses mixed with water

Jim Staples of Moonwalker Spraying