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Wet Conditions Plague the Corn Belt
As corn farmers struggle with the challenges of late-planted corn, and now flooded fields that will make replanting necessary, Bio-Forge provides an opportunity for enhanced yields. In addition Bio-Forge can be planted at any phase during the growing cycle--so farmers with corn at various stages of growth in one field will be able to apply it easily using their own equipment.
Problems With Late Planted Corn
 Late planted corn normally produces less
profit for farmers than early planted corn due
to various climatic conditions affecting how
the corn grows and its vulnerability to these
climatic effects.
- When any hybrid is planted in warm soil, it
tends to grow like the shorter season variety
grows. The leaves emerge more quickly than
the same variety planted in cold soil. There is
less storage of sugars in the corn stalk. It is
generally a smaller ear that emerges and
develops. This will always limit yield as seen
with early maturing varieties that normally
have lower yields than later maturing varieties.
- The late planted corn has more of an
opportunity to grow through the season
where stress can affect the yields more
significantly than earlier planted corn.
- The later planted corn will normally pollinate
during the hotter days of the summer. This
decreases the viability of the pollen and will
limit the number of grains per ear that
survive after pollination.
- The plants will have greater exposure to
the damage from early frost. The early frost
will reduce the number of days for grain filling
and affect grain dry down.
- The later planted corn will be exposed to
fewer days of growing weather and it will
generally be harvested at a higher moisture.
Due to the price of natural gas, the dry down
effect and costs will be substantially greater
than it would be for earlier planted corn.
Bio-Forge Benefits:
- Stress resistance
- Recovery from herbicide injury or drift
including glyphosate
- Enhanced pollination, flowering and
kernel/pod count
- Enhanced yield and quality
Application Timing
A single application of Bio-Forge to the plant
foliage (anytime during the growing season)
will help protect the late planted corn against
all of the factors listed here. The application of
Bio-Forge to late planted corn should be
completed by the time the corn achieves the
7-leaf stage of growth. If dry weather is a
problem, apply Bio-Forge immediately.
Bio-Forge application rate: 1.0 pint per acre.
Bio-Forge helps overcome the challenges of late planted corn. MORE
Overcome the challenges of late planted corn. MORE
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