Enlist Vs Xtend Soybeans - What Is The Future of Soybean Herbicide Technology? (Ep. 31)
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- Опубликовано: 22 авг 2020
- Andy is back to do some more comparing between the farm's Enlist and Extend soybeans. At the beginning of the season, they planted some E3 soybeans to test them against the current champion Xtend soybeans. The Xtend trait platform works well, but there are a few issues that entice people shy away towards other competitive herbicide systems. The biggest competitor this season, and for the foreseeable future, are Enlist beans. Andy expands upon the intricacies of the products, and he conveys what the farm has experience in the last few months with them. Harvest will be here before you know it! Thanks for watching.
Andy is a 6th generation farmer from Central Illinois. On this farm, Andy works alongside his father, Marty, his uncles, Chris and Jeff, and his sister, Katie, to grow corn and soybeans on some of the finest dirt in the world. Andy and his family are deeply rooted in the area, operating a large farm that traces it origins back into the 1800s. Although some tracts did not stand the test of time, Andy and his family still grow corn and soybeans on fields that have been in the family for longer than even the oldest members of the farm have been alive. We do, we have, and we always will take tremendous pride in calling this piece of paradise our home. Andy was a Bronze Tablet graduate of the University of Illinois in the field of Crop Sciences, following the same path as his father and late grandfather.
It would be misleading for Andy to claim that this life is one that came by chance; rather, as a member of two multi-generational farm families, it was simply in his blood. His passion for agriculture traces back to his early youth--some of his fondest, earliest memories being of days spent riding in the combine with his father and grandfather. Although his understanding of the lifestyle was much less complex in the beginning, the love he has for farming, and its industry has only appreciated through time. As this dream blossomed into adulthood, Andy now works relentlessly, and tirelessly, to chase his own dreams and to build a farming operation of his own alongside his family.
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Wow great video as a farmer myself I learned alot, you brought up good points that I haven't even thought about thank-you!
We were warned about weed resistance to roundup before traited soybeans were available in the mid 90's and told of the importance of premerge and tank mix partners to prevent resistance back then!!!
That was before my time. I have heard that numerous representatives of a certain chemical company claimed that no tank-mixes or residuals were needed with glyphosate… I think resistance is inevitable, but we can certainly prolong it with proper management. Thanks for the comment!
I grew up around a completely different type of farming so this was very educational for me, thank you very much:)
Even our farm has changed over the decades. My ancestors wouldn’t recognize anything but the dirt they farmed generations ago.
I am impressed. Watched a few of your harvest shows none that I have watched come close to this one AG the World over needs what you have. Thanks.
Thanks, Greg. It is a complicated subject, but I do know quite a bit about it. I am exciting for the future of agriculture and its technologies.
Not a farmer but as an Iowan I feel I should know all I can about what’s going on around me. Fantastic video!
This topic would definitely be pertinent to Iowa as well. Illinois and Iowa share a lot of similarities in terms of crop production. You guys usually are just a hair more productive than us. We grow more corn than some entire countries.
Nicely done.
Thanks!
I really think that the Xtrend Flex trait is going to be the real go to if it can be approved. I think that the e3 trait has priced quite a few farmers out of being able to use them. There are some very good numbers in the XF line that are doing very well. We have a 3.7 maturity on our farm from Becks.
I hope they are good beans. Enlist doesn’t seem to be priced any different at our dealers versus xtend. If anything, the E3 beans are priced better. The chemicals are almost a wash in price-both are similar, except custom app on Xtend is more expensive.
E3 seed was scarce this year in some areas maturities & was sometimes reflected in price, '21 maybe a more normal price distribution? I hope.
I’ve heard rumors of a massive increase in seed acres this year. I believe supply will be an issue if people do make the switch to enlist.
aTrippyFarmer I know working with the grower team at Becks there is a huge amount of seed acres out there this year across all traits. Going to be interesting to see how many units we run for next year.
Hi, iam an emereging farmer in Southern Africa, Zambia. I would like to connect with you on farming technologies especially for soybeans
I’d love to talk! You can email me at atrippyfarmer@gmail.com
Interesting video again.. Thank you!
In our cornfields is the biggest problem is the cockspur, we push hard with Callisto an Maister to control that.
But we try to rotate with winter wheat and gras to the cattle, to reduce the seed bank.
Any problems with cockspur on your farm, and if how do you control that?
Greeting from Sweden
I had to google cockspur, so that should tell you that I’ve never seen it. Callisto is a major part of our corn program along with a few other chemistries. We can control nearly everything except for waterhemp, some occasional giant ragweed, and late season grass pressure.
What was the out come at harvest? I'm thinking of doing the switch to enlist this yr just hate to give up yield..
Here is my opinion: Xtend only genetics are still the best by at least 3 bushels. Xtendflex and enlist are both great platforms, but they need a few more years of breeding to take over Xtend. However, herbicides are the biggest issue. Going into 2022, there are obvious questions about further restrictions on the Xtend herbicide, which defeats the purpose of having that technology. Xtendflex is supposed to be the solution to that, but liberty is next to impossible to source right now. Enlist is by far the best herbicide platform, although I think it is inferior in raw lethality to dicamba. A lot to consider this year across the board. I think the competition between the two big players is great for farmers.
@@aTrippyFarmer thanks for the input. I hate to switch yet, but it's hard to say what the rules will be come June when you need to be spraying. Like the videos keep them coming!
Did you do any side by sides of the enlist vs extend? You should make a video about what you use for pre and post spray. Would be really interesting
We don’t have any direct comparisons. It would be nice to see them side by side, but then we couldn’t use the trained herbicides.
Very informative! We planted both liberty link and extend beans.... not impressed with the liberty genetics, they didn't seem to have the push as extend beans do, the combine will have to tell the story this fall
We planted a handful of acres with Liberty in 2018. They were good beans, but I wonder if the Xtend would’ve outcompeted them on the same ground. Easily a few bushel disadvantage on some fields. We had them coming in 80+ almost everywhere though.
The in depth analysis of the properties/traits of chemicals, crops and weeds is what separates this channel from other farming channels. If I could point people that know nothing about ag towards any channel it would be you. You break down things no one else does and I appreciate the hard work. May you all have a safe and productive harvest.
I really appreciate the compliment. I don’t always have the most entertaining stuff to offer, so I try to supplement it with some knowledge.
This video actually plays in a loop on an ipad in front of the organic beef, pork, lamb, turkey and chicken displays at our farm store as an example of what the farmer's view point is on the feed stocks they are growing for the food consumers buy at the grocery store. Kinda blows the little red barn on the packaging scheme retailers try to project out of the water. Makes them perceive their bacon as tasting like a log of shit.
Keep up the good work. As long as you do, I'll be able to keep buying another farm every 5 years. I actually really do love your videos and am shocked at how well you present things. Not trying to be mean. I just think it's time to stop listening to the chemical salesman and start listening to the people who pay you whether directly or indirectly.
My yield drag doing it without the chemicals is maybe 10%. It wasn't always that way, 20 years ago it was 40%. But the info on how to do it without the chemicals is al over the place. It is so much easier than when I started.
Thanks for the comment, and I am glad to hear that you are doing very well within the organic sector. You paint a picture with your statement that is very black and white, almost as if we serve the same markets. We supply the global agricultural machine, which is built with financial efficiency and productivity in mind; contrarily, you service a small niche based on limited demand. Regardless of my stance on the validity of organic food being "better," I think that consumers should be allowed to buy whatever they please so long as they pay the appropriate price. Neither system is without its own individual flaws, yet your system would be worthless without the presence of ours. It seems that so many organic producers make it a point to vilify family farms that make use of completely reasonable technologies for the sake of efficiency and scalability. With a good consultant, it wouldn't be too hard to transition to organic. The hardest thing to source would be fertilizers, in my opinion. If it was all sunshine and roses, why wouldn't everyone do it, though? Regardless, there are plenty of typical US farmers that buy fields much more often than every five years, so that isn't a big selling point for me.
Would turning the soil over say every five to ten years help with the resistance problem over no til an relying on just chemical use
Yes a deep tillage pass would definitely help bury some of those weed seeds to a depth where they wouldn’t germinate.
@@aTrippyFarmer germinate *
Wouldn’t a fomesafen or AnthemMax kill the waterhemp as well?
They are resistant to group 14 herbicides. Some will die, some will get stunted for a few days, and some won’t even show signs that they were sprayed. This waterhemp is tough stuff. I think a product like anthem or zidua will be in the lineup next year for the added group 15 chemistry.
You know what you’re talking about. Did you go to college for an ag degree?
I have an undergraduate degree in crop sciences from the U of Illinois.
aTrippyFarmer Cool stuff I’m at mizzou right now going for an Ag systems Management degree. I’ve heard good things about U of I’s Ag school
Ohhhh better see you this winter at the braggin rights basketball game. If they even can have it with all that’s going on...
Extend Flex is so much better than Enlist
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Dicamba
Xtend is junk
Other than being volatile, it is an extremely effective herbicide.
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