Tune Up for Successful Fumigation

It’s that time of year again for tobacco growers when we finish seeding our greenhouses and turn our attention to preparing our fields for a successful tobacco crop.  The first step in protecting our crop is safely and effectively fumigating our land. With over 60 years of experience in the fumigation business, Coastal continues to stay on top of all the changes in our industry, ranging from products and packaging, to application technology. As a certified Telone® dealer, Coastal’s full support of Telone® products, from our filling station to your

By |February 24th, 2015|Categories: Home, Tobacco|

Get the Most From Your Nutrients With ADVANCE

Coastal’s Advance family of products offers growers the opportunity to maximize yield potential by giving their crop the advantage for early season growth, strong root development and improved plant vigor. Advance products, which contain a blend of natural carboxylic acids, aid in solubilizing nutrients for better availability, absorption and uptake. Virtually any crop needs one of the Advance products at planting, whether a starter program is used or not. Here, we give you a brief description of all three Advance products. Advance Growth Agent In addition to the natural carboxylic

By |January 27th, 2015|Categories: Corn, Cotton, Home, Peanuts, Soybeans, Tobacco, Wheat|

Sprayer Calibration Made Easy

Now that fall harvest is complete and wheat is planted, it’s time to get your sprayer ready for next season before you put it in the shed.  In this article, we give you an easy-to-use method for calibrating your sprayer.  But before you begin, it’s important to start with clean, properly working parts to make sure your calibration is accurate.  Here’s a checklist of things to do before calibrating your sprayer. Make sure the tank is clean. Flush the boom, nozzles and strainers. Use a good strong detergent or tank

By |December 4th, 2014|Categories: Corn, Cotton, Home, Peanuts, Soybeans, Tobacco, Wheat|

The Spectrum Advantage in Fall Burndown/Residual Programs

Yield loss due to early weed competition is well documented and can range anywhere between 5% and 50%.  Give your crop the early advantage and reduce weed competition with the right burndown/residual program. To enhance herbicide performance and improve application characteristics, Spectrum is the top choice adjuvant to use in your burndown/residual program.  Spectrum efficiently and effectively gets the herbicide to its target and keeps it there longer. The characteristics that make Spectrum an excellent adjuvant on plant and leaf surfaces also make it the adjuvant of choice for residual

By |November 5th, 2014|Categories: Corn, Cotton, Peanuts, Soybeans, Tobacco|

Fall Herbicide Application

When harvest is complete and combines and cotton pickers are put under the shed for the winter, you can be sure farmers clean them up first. No farmer would consider parking his machine for 9 months without first thoroughly cleaning it up. Doesn’t it make sense to treat land the same way? A few years ago we first heard the slogan, “Start clean; stay clean.” Now, we are aware that applying herbicides in the fall bring added benefits that outweigh the cost; therefore add to the slogan, “Start clean; stay

By |October 29th, 2014|Categories: Corn, Cotton, Home, Peanuts, Soybeans, Tobacco|