Reduce Drift with Drift-X DRT

With the recent adverse weather conditions affecting a shortened planting season, our customers are seeing the benefits of Coastal’s new drift reduction technology product Drift-X DRT (formerly Direct DRT). Drift-X DRT improves the on-target deposition and coverage of your spray application and reduces off-target movement. It performs well for any crop or burndown situation especially around sensitive areas. Drift-X DRT works by reducing the number of spray droplet fines less than 100 microns, increasing the VMD (Volume Median Diameter) of spray droplets and generating a more uniform droplet size spectrum. Drift-X DRT

By |April 17th, 2015|Categories: Corn, Cotton, Home, Peanuts, Sorghum, Soybeans, Tobacco, Vegetables, Wheat|

Fusarium Head Blight in Winter Wheat

Over the last 10 years or so, there has been an increase in Fusarium Head Blight (FHB or head scab) in wheat planted in North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia.  The reasons may vary, but the chance of FHB in wheat increases if you plant wheat behind corn.  But like any disease, it takes a host, a pathogen and favorable conditions for disease to develop.  High humidity, rainfall at or near heading and warm temperatures are key factors.  The most favorable conditions for infection are prolonged periods (48 to 72

By |April 1st, 2015|Categories: Corn, Home, Wheat|

Fungicide for Small Grains

Protect your wheat against powdery mildew, tan spot, septoria, rust and FHB Early season applications of a fungicide on wheat applied at or near topdress (Feekes 4-6) will provide early season control of powdery mildew, tan spot and septoria. This is an important management decision if you are planting in a no-till situation and especially if you are following corn. This early application is simple; it can be combined with insecticides or a Micro 581 micronutrient package, or can be applied in your herbicide program. You’ll have peace of mind

By |March 6th, 2015|Categories: Home, Wheat|

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|

Synergize weed control with SYNERGY

When the herbicide label calls for a methylated seed oil, SYNERGY is your adjuvant of choice.  Synergy enhances the activity of preplant, pre-emerge no-till, post-emerge over-the-top and post-applied herbicides.  A Coastal proprietary product, Synergy is formulated from agriculturally derived oils and contains a high quality surfactant and emulsifier system for easy mixing in spray solutions.  Synergy works with products that require the addition of a methylated seed oil (MSO), crop oil concentrate (COC) or non-ionic spray adjuvant to improve herbicide performance.  Because of its properties, Synergy improves spray coverage, penetration,

By |January 13th, 2015|Categories: Corn, Cotton, Home, Wheat|

Increase Yields: Manage Wheat Growth While Increasing Nitrogen Rates

Many decisions go into planting wheat and there are numerous checklists to remind us what we need to do to grow a high yielding crop.  Regardless of commodity prices, yield is what makes us profitable every year.  Variety selection, maturity dates, seed treatments, and insect and disease management are all important decisions, but probably the most important decision is managing nitrogen applications. Nitrogen is key to proper growth and development of wheat including tiller development.  Split applications of nitrogen are necessary for good tiller development. Nitrogen is first applied with

By |January 5th, 2015|Categories: Home, 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|

Improving Wheat Yields with Impact F

Impact F is a natural crop health bio-stimulant that should be an integral part of any crop nutritional program. Impact is a biological product containing growth hormones, amino acids and betaines which are important for healthy plant growth and development. Impact causes more efficient assimilation of all nutrients, especially nitrogen, within the plant and helps with key enzyme systems. Impact F is easy to use and can be added to your existing nutritional program. For high-yielding winter wheat, Impact F pushes yields even higher. An application prior to wheat vernalization

By |November 21st, 2014|Categories: Home, Wheat|