Posted by picassomcp on August 10, 2015 at 17:29:22 from (50.107.34.32):
I was scouting my soybean fields today, noticed that the aphids are lightening up, I don't think I will need to spray for them at all. I did however find this plant with white mold on it. Not a huge surprise as I have a great recipe for it. Narrow rows, 140k population and tall beans that canopied early. Now, what to do about it. Beans are just finishing up flowering, pods are established and beans are just starting to form. I believe this is the R5 stage. I had a consultant from the local co-op out, he suggests spraying them for the white mold, didn't tell me what product they would put on but did say it would cost me $32/acre to have them apply it. Now, I only have 50 acres of beans, but these 50 acres of beans are my entire crop for this year and they look great, I wanna save what I have, but $32 x 50 acres = $1600. Thats alot of money, so I started thinking a bit about options...
I could just have them spray the lower areas of each field which might be the places where white mold will be the worst. This could probably get me down to treating less than 20 acres. This idea could save me about $1,000. Is this thought reasonable? or is the higher ground likely to get mold if the mold is already in the lower areas of the same field. They are there anyway, would it be smarter to just have them spray the whole field? or does partial spraying make sense?
The field rep also suggested spraying some foliar fertilizer in the same pass as the white mold treatment. Have you tried any folior fertilizers at all? I'm not sure what I think of them, they seem like snake oil but I have no experience with them and don't know anyone who has.
I'd be real interested in any of your thoughts on treating this white mold issue.
Other thoughts to consider...
I do have my own sprayer, 30' boom (co-op has 120') My tractors have 18.4 inch rubber, my beans are in 14" rows, not sure what the co-op has for tire width. I do not have a license to purchase restricted use pesticides. I am willing to spend some money here, so long as it is justified and will likely yield a return
I appreciate all thoughts and will let you know what I decide to do after meeting with my crop rep tomorrow. Thanks!
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