By: npettijohn@wilburellis.com
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Jim started using ALPINE G24 liquid starter in 2007 and now uses ALPINE foliars to push his corn and soybean yields even higher. In the dry spell of 2012, Jim tried a combination of ALPINE SRN and ALPINE TMR-F to counteract the setback he was seeing in his soybean crop.
” We were trying to keep the plants going and give them a boost to fill the top pods, which we call Florida pods because they’ll pay for a trip to Florida if you can get them. ‘ says Patton.” It really put the bushels in the bin when we finally got rain. We had five-bushel yield advantage on those beans. ALPINE products work well for us because we can custom blend in whatever we need. It’s not a one-blanket approach. They’re also plant safe. There’s no leaf scorching and they tank mix well. We’ve stuck with ALPINE products because they suit our management strategy really well, and you can see the difference in our plant health and performance”