The goals of this work are to:
1. Measure the effectiveness of soy as a carrier of beneficial substances when compared to current methods in dry, seed applied technology, foliar applications and seed coatings as determined by colony forming units (CFUs)
2. Demonstrate what impact the sequential use of different modes of delivery has on CFU count at various points during stage of growth for microbes on the plant and ultimately final yield.
3. Determine the shelf-life of beneficial substances in a soy-based system.
In 2024, we put together products that stack 5 items. We have stacked two types of microbiology with soy. This stacking method is at the heart of the effort set for FY 2024. We have put it out on more than 10,000 acres and results so far are stunning. Product has emerged at a rate 94-97 percent in soybeans vs. an untreated control of 91. Additionally, product treated with this formula have emerged in 3 days following planting compared to five days for the untreated control.
Our plot work is beginning to bring results.
Early yield results for winter wheat treated with soy as a foliar are returning surprisingly amazing results. Wheat treated with foliar which we are starting to call Carry-R returned 91.5 bushels per acre vs. a control of 84.7. The 6/21 USDA quoted price for Southeast Missouri quotes price of wheat at $3.96/bushel. This is a yield improvement of $26.92 per acre. We can call this the premium for using soy.