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Inoculants, Biologicals & More
from 2023 Farm Seed Guide
by alseed5
INOCULANTS
EXCEED LIQUID INOCULANTS
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• Same successful inoculant now available in a liquid formulation • OMRI-listed for organic production; always check with your certifier before using any new inputs • Much easier to apply vs. the dry peatbased product • Can be applied to seed or in-furrow • Seed must be planted within 24 hours of application to maintain viability
SOYBEANS 50 Unit Treatment $105 200 Unit Treatment $350 PEAS, VETCH, AND LENTILS 50 Unit Treatment $64 200 Unit Treatment $260
EXCEED PEAT-BASED INOCULANTS
• Maintain a high rhizobia count to ensure successful nodulation • Works with any type of planting equipment • Can be applied wet (slurry method) or dry at time of planting
SOYBEANS (OMRI LISTED) 6 Unit Treatment (300 lbs) $7.50 30 Unit Treatment (1,500 lbs) $32 PEAS, VETCH, AND LENTILS (OMRI LISTED) 2 Unit Treatment (100 lbs) $7.50 30 Unit Treatment (1,500 lbs) $30 COWPEAS, MUNG BEANS & SUNN HEMP (OMRI LISTED) 2 Unit Treatment (100 lbs) $7.50 30 Unit Treatment (1,500 lbs) $30 ALFALFA & CLOVER (OMRI LISTED - 50 LBS) $7.50 BIRDSFOOT TREFOIL (50 LBS) $8 SANFOIN (100 LBS) $12
BIOINSECTICIDES
PYGANIC 5% (OMRI LISTED)
• Labeled for use against soybean aphids, potato leafhopper, and other insects • Active ingredient is pyrethrum, extracted from chrysanthemum species • Immediate, broad spectrum control of pests • Contact insecticide with no residual activity (zero pre-harvest interval) • Liquid formulation can be tank mixed • Application rate: 9 oz./acre (Aphids). Varies for other species. Carrier: 20 gal. of water/A • Breaks down in sunlight; apply at dusk
Quart $200 Gallon $644
NEEMIX BIOINSECTICIDE®4.5 (OMRI LISTED)
• Liquid formulation labeled for use on soybean aphids; lepidopterous larva including cutworms, armyworms, and borers; Colorado potato beetles; white flies and others • Active ingredient: azadiractin, extracted from seeds of the neem tree • Antifeedant and growth disruptor insecticide with some residual activity (4 days or fewer)
Quart ASK
SUPPLEMENTS & FERTILIZERS
KELP MEAL (OMRI LISTED)
• Organic soil fertilizer and animal feed supplement made from dried ocean seaweed • Ideal for potassium-loving crops • 60 minerals, 21 amino acids, and 12 vitamins for balanced feed nutrition
50 lb $75
SUSTANE FERTILIZER (OMRI LISTED)
• Composted turkey litter, feather meal, and sulfate of potash • For sweet corn, pastures, gardens, orchard/ berry crops, trees, shrubs, and turf • High nitrogen for long lasting nutrition
8-2-4 $44.99/50lbs 9-0-2 $44.99/50lbs
REDMOND 10 FINE SALT (OMRI LISTED)
• Premium sea salt for animal feed • Contains naturally occurring essential trace minerals including zinc, manganese, copper, and iodine • 93% sodium chloride and 0% synthetic chemicals
50 lb $15
DIATOMACEOUS EARTH (OMRI LISTED)
• Protect crops from bugs by dusting DE in the garden to help eradicate aphids, ants, earwigs, slugs, and more • Treat chickens (and even barn cats) with
DE for mites and lice by adding some to their dust bath • Repels flies: sprinkle on manure areas
50 lb $34
BIOLOGICAL SEED COATINGS
MYCO SEED TREAT
• Biological and nutrient seed inoculant with seed lubricant • Dry blend of 15 different beneficial plant bacteria and fungi, including mycorrhizae fungi • Does NOT contain inoculum for nitrogen fixation of legumes • Supports microbes during initial growth stages with key nutrients • Promotes increased nutrient cycling, improved seedling vigor, stand establishment, root growth, and seasonlong health • Recommended for all crops and commonly applied in the planter box • OMRI listed for organic use
8 Unit Treatment $70 40 Unit Treatment $275
NEW JABB SPE-120 SOIL & PLANT ENHANCER
• Contains symbiotic endophytic fungi,
Beauvaria bassiana that colonizes roots, leaves & stems • Adds to plants active rooting structure • Protects against pathogenic fungi and mycotoxin formation • Aids plant in water & nutrient uptake • Blended with an 80/20 talc-graphite lubricant for application on the seed or in-furrow • Suitable for all crop types • OMRI-approved but always check with your certifier before using • Apply 2oz/acre on the seed at planting
5 lbs (40A) $960 25 lbs (200A) $4800
LUBRICANTS
FARMTALC SEED LUBRICANT
• Talc and graphite based • Improves seed flow and plant stand • Ideal when planting seed treated with
Cruiser & Acceleron • OMRI approved