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C.J. BRADLEY AND SONS
650 ACRES – LEAMINGTON, ON
Region: Eastern Canada
“Our Plant health has been great with ALPINE G24, and that has contributed to higher yields," says Steve Bradley. "We've also noticed bigger vines and which are essential to producing a good crop." More uniform crop emergence has meant harvest is more predictable and on target, he adds. "it's given us a consistent start date for harvest because the crop matures roughly at the same time." The Bradleys switched to ALPINE G24 after doubling production in 2012, which immediately prompted a change in their fertility program. "we put down 1,200 pounds dry fertilizer per acre ant the potato planter will only hold 5,000 lbs, so we could only plant 4.5 acres per fill. We needed a quicker way to get the crop planted." They decided to pull an air cart and broadcast dry phosphate, "but we still needed to get some phosphorus close to the roots to give the crop a little kick to get it going in cold soils" says Bradley. By mounting a liquid kit to their planter and adding ALPINE G24 to their fertility program, they now get 20 acres between fills and give their crop the boost it needs each spring. Bradleys initially applies ALPINE G24 at 10 gallons per acre the first year, but it worked so well that we bumped it up to 15 gallons per acre the next year." " We get great results with ALPINE G24 so we plan to stick with it, adds Bradley. "it definitely works for us."
