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For the last two years,
significant yield increases in irrigated corn have been documented
when Headline fungicide is applied at corn tasseling.
At a recent meeting, Mike Hofer of BASF showed 2006 data from 64
It is important to note
that in many of these trials,
the corn varieties were disease resistant varieties, and there was very
little disease present at the time of application. BASF says that the fungicide increases growth efficiency, stress
tolerance and provides disease control. These effects occur even
when disease is not present. The data is so impressive
that many farmers who tried Headline in 2006 will be treating
every acre this year. If you'd like to read what some farmers have said
about Headline, please
click here.
Here's the math: using $4
per bushel corn, $19 Yield increases occur
because of larger ears and reduced lodging. In many cases, the
difference between the treated and untreated plots was easily visible in
the growing corn and at harvest time. The Headline yield
increases appear to be greater when using aggressive corn varieties:
indeed, many of the top yields in national yield contests in 2006 had
Headline applied to them. Additionally, in South America,
applications of fungicides for yield increase is a standard practice,
and BASF predicts North American farmers will soon adopt this practice. Timing: treat immediately
when the first corn tassels appear. Delayed applications are less
effective. Both corn rust and gray
leaf spot are controlled with Headline fungicide, but, again, even if
the disease is not present at tasseling, treatment is recommended.
Other fungicides do provide similar yield boosts, but presently BASF has
done more testing and has more data. Pricing is with Headline is
competitive. If you'd like to try this
exciting new technology, we urge you to give us a call and sign up some
acres. We are happy to treat half pivots so that you can see the results
for yourself.
Headline
Fungicide
February 16, 2007
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Increase Corn Profits
large scale tests in farmers' fields which gave an average yield
increase of 15.6 bushels per acre. Additionally, in 21 trials in
southwest Kansas, there was a 21 bushel per acre average increase!
While there were a few fields where the yield
increases were not significant, in 90% of the 64 separate trials, the
farmers increased their yields at least enough to make money. 
applied cost of Headline, and assuming
the 15.6 bushel per acre yield increase, the farmers netted more than
$40 of extra profits. In the 21 plots in southwest Kansas, the extra
profit was close to $65 per acre!
If you'd like to read BASF's Headline fact sheet,
click here.
Another impressive document is Mike Hofer's Powerpoint presentation,
which shows graphs of yield tests, photos of treated and untreated corn,
and high quality photos of the various corn diseases. It's a big
file, so it takes a little time to download, but the data is impressive.
Click here.
(PDF, 18 pages, 2,600 Kb).
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