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11/ 9/2009 - 9:55 pm
reply from
Jeff Stuck
I have a farm that has been in contious no-till for 16 years, the last 7 have been corn on corn,yields ranging from 235 dry land to 276 irrigated. Due to a herbicide miss application this years corn crop was destroyed, Also chemical MFG advised me that the field should be plowed and fit to help prevent carry over for the following year. There Ins. company and I are trying to put a dollar value on what that may be. Any thoughts would be appreciated. Thanks
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11/18/2009 - 10:12 pm
reply from
Ed Winkle
Aw, that is bad. I would charge them $800 per acre if it were mine just off the top of my head. Why not notill it into corn again??? Plowing, yuck, but if you have to...
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11/24/2009 - 7:27 am
reply from
pat sheridan
What chemical was applied, and who applied it?
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12/12/2009 - 12:23 pm
reply from
Jeff Stuck
Local CoOp Contanimated the tote I got from them. Should have been HalexGT, which it was, but it had a full rate of Pursuit mixed in with it. Sprayed over the top of 20" corn late in june.
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12/17/2009 - 11:52 pm
reply from
pat sheridan
If I remember correctly Pursuit dissipates aerobically. If that is in fact correct (please double check that!) plowing will make the problem potentially worse. Not sure why the rep would recommend plowing, I'd sure want a second opinion from your extension service. As far as carry over- any way you can go to soys next year? Should be no carry over issues then.
Wish I could help with a $ figure for you. But I really don't know what would be fair. If you have to plant something beside corn and feel you'll take an income hit, should be an easy calculation. Not sure that the ins co will settle for "future" income loss, though.
Wish I could help with a $ figure for you. But I really don't know what would be fair. If you have to plant something beside corn and feel you'll take an income hit, should be an easy calculation. Not sure that the ins co will settle for "future" income loss, though.
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12/18/2009 - 5:55 am
reply from
Mark Brubaker
They should pay for future income loss as well, because the loss is due to their negligence. The benefits of 16 years of continous notill are priceless. Bill them accordingly..
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12/21/2009 - 2:23 pm
reply from
pat sheridan
I should have re worded my response. NO WAY would I agree to plowing it. Period. My point was that plowing might make things worse anyway from a herbicide carryover standpoint, so theres reason number 39 not to do it.
My reference to $ was that there may or may not be an income hit going to soys rather than corn in Jeffs case. If Jeff does feel it'll cause some economic dis advantage to planting something other than corn, thats what needs to be settled.
My reference to $ was that there may or may not be an income hit going to soys rather than corn in Jeffs case. If Jeff does feel it'll cause some economic dis advantage to planting something other than corn, thats what needs to be settled.
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12/21/2009 - 8:13 pm
reply from
Bradley Muldoon
I would say that if yield data has been kept since going to continuous corn, any yield drag should be able to be estimated in the case of having to plant soybeans. Thats the only way possible to figure out future income loss I suppose.
