DustinChristofferson

A lot of people spent a lot of time and money reporting Trump was going to Nuke and wipeout a civilization, with possibly the curveball of the entire administration thus far, instead we have a mutual ceasefire and reopening of the straight on the table 😂😂. But I doubt Israel is going to offer the same grace.

@bandedagllc @ChrisM_Cooper Closing wheel alignment maybe. Soys can snake like crazy underground though

@ChrisM_Cooper Uhm, is the row unit bent or something? Or is this just an optical illusion?

@bw_fusion More of this hypocritical and lazy marketing huh @Bkitch1Bodie

Because you always just need “MORE”… that’s not what growers can afford this year or any year. Instead, let’s talk about your soil health, unpack the data, and make a decision based on what your soil needs to fuel a healthy crop all season long.

@Bkitch1Bodie You guys are up first. I’ll follow your lead. I promise!

@Dustin_SD Yes!! Wall to wall!!! Every ac!

Plant more beans everyone!

You’re a leader Bodie and you wear the remarks and actions of those who make them while wearing your brand. It’s no different than Sean’s posts and comments about retail on podcasts as Jason, yourself, and I discussed when you approached me about carrying meltdown. I know you still use synthetics, that’s my whole point, without endless quality manure supply the overwhelming majority will have to use it. My point is the tactics and messaging of some wearing the BW brand is utterly reckless and what’s worse than doing so to sell a product in todays Ag world is to do so for clickbait views on a TikTok or podcast. I wish we could do build programs, I wish i could pencil to do manure applications with all of the best products both synthetic and biological. And I wish it would pencil for farmers so we could truly leave no stone unturned in dialing in each and every acre. But it doesn’t and therefore we are not, we haven’t run a build program since before Covid and $450 MAP and it’s been years since we have even run removals to reflect a 2 year corn/soy rate.

@Dustin_SD I’m doing call me. To say I’m close minded is the furthest thing from the truth. We can be way more efficient as a country with our fertilizer applications, that’s absolutely true. We still in alot of soils need synthetic to fill the gaps, this is also true & I talk about this

Do you believe it’s possible to raise 250bu corn on 100# or less of Soil applied synthetic N? No manure Jus soil applied N We did it on 146# last year and I rly want to get to 100# or less of soil applied N with 250bu corn. Anyone want to try with me this year?

Bodie we’re not dumb, the anti retail, anti fertilizer BW led campaign against Synthetics this season says otherwise. And it’s sad to see because you’re missing out on a world of synergies. You’re going full circle from being on the open minded leading edge to becoming close minded again. And I’d argue that Danny Gardners videos are just as reckless in spewing recs as over application of p and k. (Which I’m. Not saying isn’t happening still but I’m doubtful there’s that many doing it sub $4 corn and 850+ phos) The industry shift in fertilizer efficiency and fertilizer treatments, sources, and enhancements is going to Increase exponentially going forward. What I can already do to a basic granule of MAP or MESZ is pretty significant, imagine where that world is 5 and 10 years from now. And liquids is already so far beyond the basic 10-34 or ortho/poly blends that I’m looking at less than 3 gal of actual product as a pop up carrier for the real groceries.

@Dustin_SD Let me start with your last point. I’m not against synthetics, I’m against the wreckless overapplication of synthetics based off of 40 year old nutrient research, and paying no attention to carbon in your soils. The more carbon we can put in soils the more efficient we are

Depending on your populations you’re probably damn close to where you want to be on Applied N to leave top end potential. As in why let the gas gauge get that dangerously close. Let’s say you have everything dialed and you’re setting N use efficiency at .4 to reflect 40#’s N per 1 percent OM mineralization on a 3.5 soil giving 140 back to pair with your 100 applied. Are you willing to give up the top end in search of maximum N Use Efficiency or are you trying to prove you can reliably mineralize more? And the x factor being you likely have not found the maximum yield/1 k sds flex of a truly happy plant. Happy corn with Field averages in the 8’s and zones pushing 11 or better. That’s a 90 bushel difference and even at .4 that’s 35# applied. I could keep going and going here. Ive run these out many times before at that 130-140 range is a solid coverage area to be in. And when it’s not a one and done you’re not overloading, you can adjust as things unfold. I know you guys have been on an anti synthetic war path this year but that’s a battle for another day. If I were you, I’d be looking heavily into what you can pair with, treat with, and look at synthetics being the mule to carry the goods. That’s my two cents from a guy who is very happy pairing both worlds of inputs.

@Dustin_SD Say this again it doesn’t make sense how it read but I think it’s a typo on the first sentence

@ChrisK_Banded @DannyGardnerJr Because BW doesn’t sell it and whatever isn’t in their portfolio equals bad for farmer

@DannyGardnerJr It’s cheap, potentially acts as a sticker, easy to use with minimal measuring, is carbon based, seems to promote biology when on/in the soil… why’s that odd?

Why was there such a buzz about sugar last summer? We don’t feed milk to dairy cows. Why feed sugar to crops? I’m not saying it won’t do *anything*, it just seems odd as a go to strategy. If you want your plants to make more sugar, make them healthier.

@ChrisK_Banded I know the players in this sphere and I along with many I feel want a truly scientific and independent party as it’s incredibly convenient to have the problems identified for the solutions already manufactured and marketed on a nearly force fed level. That’s my 2 cents

What a wide range of responses from a post about carbon confusion. Total carbon, organic carbon, inorganic carbon, water extractable organic carbon, organic matter, humates, humics , fulvics, sequestration, living carbon, carbon as mineralization fuel… whew. I’m just a dumb guy lookin’ to learn. Thanks for all of the info. I guess I’ll look into this Haney test. Do I go straight to the source with Haney’s lab (Regen, I think?), to Ward, or to Next Level? Maybe I’ll compare the 3. I’m still unsure about the CO2 burst test. Some instructions said use a soil knife and not a probe, and take soil temp so results aren’t affected by breaking open the soil. Is this outdated and that no longer makes any difference? extension.iastate.edu/news/new-guide…

@CRNAfarmer2 In retail I greatly value companies that run Minimum Advertised Pricing. It’s them saying, if you want to carry our products you’re not going to sell it any less than “x” price. That makes service of and after the sale more important and keeps the WalMarts of the world out.

@Dustin_SD Just think of the revolution that would happen if food wasn't trucked in everywhere from places like Sysco. There's too much consolidation everywhere

50,000 cows being milked by 2 corporations or by 10-20 families? The way our society is set up, the corporations win. 2 new dairies coming down the pipe in ND and SD

@McNeilBJ @eichstadt_jay @DamianPMason @KellyGarrett75 @raythesoilguy It’s also a taproot and generally a far cry in comparison to your fibrous roots like a good wheatgrass. I’ve had good luck with some of Renovo’s blends but agree it’s not the easiest to balance.

If I remember correctly, @raythesoilguy said hurts soil structure and doesn't interact with the soil microbes as much as grass does. Also pulls a lot of nutrients out like @KellyGarrett75 was saying. A blend is way better if trying to actually build carbon reserves, aka soil health.

Alfalfa= good for the soil, lower cost production...could you put it on some of your acres and make money from it? @KellyGarrett75 and I coming at you from my alfalfa field.

@JasonSchley The better job at measuring mineralization we do the better we can predict it going forward. When you see Dakota soils giving 120+ pounds back on years like this it’s easy to say cut back. Soy stubble was much more active and giving than wheat stubble in my neck of the woods.

If you don’t like this video please call me out . I want to learn. If you know more than I do, I want to learn. The reason I got on social media to begin with is to learn. Most want to complain instead of be constructive. Let’s join together and learn not fight.

Let’s try this, nitrogen management is deeper than most think about in my opinion. Not posting this to argue. Posting this, to help you think deeper about what your nitrogen dollars are capable of.

@twostarfarmer Seems like your buffer pH may not be as nice, what kind of Lime? 98G Pell lime on paper would be around 900# with buffer of 6.5. I have a feeling your BPH may be closer to 6.2-6.3 range. Stick with it and see what it looks like next fall IMO

@Dustin_SD Buffer pH 6.5-7.1 Subsoil pH 6.3-6.5 First time, original plan was to use infurrow or striptill but ended up broadcasting

500lbs/ac pelletized lime spread in March, sampled in Nov two sampled comparisons on check strips first comparison: 🍊pH +.1 🍏Ca +687ppm 🍏BS Ca +7.8% 🍏BS H -9.8% second comparison: 🍏pH +.2 🍊Ca +13.7ppm 🍎BS Ca -3.6% 🍎BS H +5.9% 500lbs likely just not enough. CEC ~18

@Bkitch1Bodie @3 Be interesting to see the maps

@Dustin_SD @3 Yea this was jus one scenario Have multiple across the country: More N was less yield also less plant health with more N

Had a guy I was fortunate enough to work with this year. He did a trial, 159# of N = 272bu/ac Added 40# of N which was the normal historic fertility plan and yield was 7bu back. At today’s prices that’s a loss of 50+ dollars per ac & loss of carbon. #audityourfert$

@Bkitch1Bodie @3 That’s a pretty uncommon response to a relatively low amount of additional N considering the yield level. Assuming there are no other differences between the check and standard passes. I’d say it’s worth repeating the test. But it’s also why I split apply.

@Dustin_SD @3 It was a loss of 7 bushel to 40 more pounds