I should add, y'all are right, probably RR corn, like what we were planting a few years ago with the farmer I was helping, which would be more likely to be another chemical or product like mentioned.
I'd have no reason to bust their chops, however I'm darned protective of this pond just the same and this is the first time that entire field has been planted all in corn in a long time, it was sod since '05, was all in hay, but the geese destroyed that, and my farmer friend gave up on that, and its a nice piece, especially for hay. The farmer friend used to plant it all in corn, but the erosion was making large ditches in it, so he went to strips, alfalfa, hay, corn etc. which is the right thing to do.
We used 2-4D on oats, probably what I was thinking. Now I've watched them mix and have ridden on the spray rig before, so I'm aware of some of the aspects of this, but am honest to admit I don't know a lot about the chemicals, additives and or applications. Things happen, but with the radar so available, I find it hard to believe, he'd send a guy out to spray that field today. He was in the midst of spraying when it opened up and I mean at least an inch in 15 minutes, more like 2" total or darned close. With the expense, and knowing whats involved be it hired out or in house. This farmer does his own, he combines all the corn and sells the grain, he has no livestock, just crops and trucking of same, so I would think he's on the ball, they are and have been successful, I tried to talk to them, when he was plowing but they kinda clammed up on me, so I left the conversation after a couple of questions then.
I'd like to know, but if I call their office, someone is going to get suspicious and clam up or think NYSDEC will be along or threatened to be. I'm not a jerk or enough of one LOL !!! to be like that, and is why I posted this here, more than likely my concerns are good, but any serious issues may not exist, and thats good with me, I just don't like not knowing when it comes to any chemicals.
I know them but not very well, even though I would meet with the old man in his/their scale house every so often as we would tip him a little cash to weigh our loads of hay. My farmer friend always let me know what they used in the fields, we never had any trouble with it before.
I'd like to know that I could fish and eat what I catch if so desired, if not ok..... NYSDEC warns you to eat very little fish from most places anyway so.... but this is a clean body of water spring and creek feed, 2 creeks that pass through a large marsh, so its filtered pretty good, we have no algae or stagnation problems. Its been a long haul for this to be what it is, years back, a whole bunch of houses dumped sewage in their, we dug up all the lines, severed em and the health dept, put dye in all their lines, they had to fix or install septic systems, the pond was more of a marsh and it was milfoil (sp) covered, stagnant mosquito infested cesspool, that I am sure was a serious health hazard.
Here is my view from the kitchen of the pond, the field is to the right that slopes to this pond.
Now, in this order, the buildings you see on the left, (many NY'ers would know) the "Want Ad Digest" is published there, next one is the new TSC, and beyond that is an excellent diesel shop, they do the best work in the area and it aint cheap LOL !
Field to the right, you can see its partially plowed, the hedgerow to the right is our old fields, now wooded, the farmer used to plant all that too.
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