Our PCT | Sunrise^® BioBuild^®, Croprotek^® and FolrFeed^® product families are filled with crop nutrient products to help your farm operation with that mid-season momentum.

BioBuild products use multiple modes of action and bacteria strains to promote plant growth and reduce stress. These three BioBuild products are what we recommend during those early to mid growth stages.

• N198 w/MIC Nitrogen Management Aid: combines a select group of concentrated beneficial microbes with an organic food source applied as a nitrogen management aid for enhanced early growth, vigor and to develop a larger root mass in corn crop.
• C-Green Amino+ II: a seaweed extract fortified with organic acids in combination with amino acids + a soil penetrating agent to help any plant mitigate stress.
• HF-20: a 20% solution of humic and fulvic acids which are important chelators, combining minerals into organic compounds that are more available to plants.

FolrFeed products offer mid-season solutions for correcting nutrient deficiencies that are visible and invisible.

• FoliarMix Zn supplies early nitrogen fertilization while the potassium strengthens cell walls to reduce lodging and aids in water retention when dry conditions hit. The added phosphorous promotes mid-season momentum.

Croprotek products defend your crop from insects, weeds, diseases and nitrogen loss at varying growth stages. Out of the 11 Croprotek products PCT | Sunrise has to offer, these three products are great examples for your crop protection toolbox.

• 2, 4-D LV6: A Group 4 herbicide that helps provide pre and post-emergent control of challenging annual, biennial and perennial broadleaf weeds in corn, pre-plant soybeans, small grain and additional crop and non-crop applications.
• MetriChlor Pre: a herbicide that is a pre-mix of two active ingredients from two sites of action, metribuzin and s-Metolachlor.
• N-Save Pro: a NBPT (N-(nbutyl) thiophosphoric triamide) and DCD (Dicyandiamide) combination nitrogen stabilizer that provides protection against volatility, leaching and denitrification in both below and above ground applications.

Our StandUp^® and NutraBurst^® product of families promote early plant health and adds micronutrients with customized crop nutrition blends.

• Fertizol^® Zn: Increase the length of time zinc is available to the plant.
• SugarShot AG: utilizes unpasteurized sugar and added micronutrients including boron and calcium to help with flower and pod retention in soybeans and silk tube elongation during corn pollination.

Contact your PCT | Sunrise team to help with your mid-season momentum on your operation.

While it’s difficult to predict what the growing season holds, it’s important to approach each one with a mindset of maximizing yields and profits. This is especially key during challenging years when every bushel counts.

Looking ahead to the summer months, researchers at The Ohio State University predict diseases such as frogeye leaf spot in soybeans, gray leaf spot, Northern corn leaf blight and tar spot (a more recent disease occurrence in Ohio) have potential to be problematic in 2019. Many growers know that to stay ahead of disease, insect and weed infestations, one must scout and use timely applications of a crop protection product. Many may not be aware of the benefits that foliar feeding our crops can add to the mix.

PCT | Sunrise^® FolrFeed^® products are a critical part of filling in nutrition gaps left by traditional fertilizers. They stimulate growth and overall plant health so crops can better tolerate stress from weather, diseases and other yield challenging environments. To experience the best results, foliar feed applications should be applied during the V4-V7 stages in corn and V3-V5 in soybeans. Most can be tank mixed with a post-emergence herbicide or other crop protection products for application efficiency.

PCT | Sunrise^® offers several custom options as part of the FolrFeed^® and NutraBurst^® lineup. Here’s a quick look at the top three to fuel yield potential and healthy plants this season:

FolrFeed^® Soy Foliar LITE

This is a must have for late-planted soybeans, since beans planted after April grow faster due to warmer temperatures.  Plants that grow too quickly may not be able to take in the nutrients needed to combat stress and diseases. Soy Foliar LITE fuels development and disease resistance with a mix of N-P-K, boron, manganese, growth promoters and sugars. This formula reduces lodging, supports nodule development, plant branching and flower retention, while stimulating the plant’s immune system.

NutraBurst^® Manganese 5%

Growers who use glyphosate for post applications on soybeans should consider NutraBurst^® Manganese 5%. Manganese is important for photosynthesis and strong vegetative development. Since glyphosate has the potential to tie up manganese in plants, a foliar feed of this type can help offset potential deficiencies.

FolrFeed^® Corn Foliar ZAMBI

ZAMBI is a mix of zinc, manganese and boron, with added plant growth regulators, in all promotes kernel-row development on ears and is critical for developing strong roots. This is worth considering for growers who may not have used zinc in their starter fertilizer or through commercial seed treatment.

Have a specific question about an issue or product? Contact a member of our agronomy team for help.

By Mike Cook, Agronomy Solutions Advisor