Chemicals in Farm Runoff Rattle States on the Mississippi

**Tre4ISU** · 06-03-2011, 08:51 PM

Originally Posted by CyCrazy

I agree, and there isn't a whole lot of difference in the chemistry between crop/golf course fungicides. Except price, you guys make out like bandits compared to us.

You mean they are more expensive for golf courses?

**CyCrazy** · 06-03-2011, 09:00 PM

Originally Posted by yaman3

You mean they are more expensive for golf courses?

Yes sir.

**rebecacy** · 06-03-2011, 09:04 PM

Originally Posted by 2020cy

I don't blame them, but the solution if there is any, would be very expensive. I would like more filter strips to bring back the pheasants though.

Biotechnology will solve this problem in the next decade or so.

**CyForPresident** · 06-03-2011, 09:14 PM

Originally Posted by rebecacy

Biotechnology will solve this problem in the next decade or so.

No offense, but how? I work in Bio-tech and we're no closer to making corn fix nitrogen than landing on the sun.

**Tre4ISU** · 06-03-2011, 09:19 PM

Originally Posted by CyCrazy

Yes sir.

More than $350 a gallon? Surprising. What kind of rate do you use? Forgive me for the questions, but I am curious.

Also, not all pesticides break down quickly.

**TykeClone** · 06-03-2011, 09:20 PM

Originally Posted by CyForPresident

No offense, but how? I work in Bio-tech and we're no closer to making corn fix nitrogen than landing on the sun.

He was talking about the new genetically engineered hyperpheasants.

**Tre4ISU** · 06-03-2011, 09:21 PM

Originally Posted by CyForPresident

No offense, but how? I work in Bio-tech and we're no closer to making corn fix nitrogen than landing on the sun.

The only way I see it coming it through the nitrogen utilization gene which will just make corn more efficient in using the N. I don't see N fixing corn in my lifetime.

**CyCrazy** · 06-03-2011, 09:41 PM

Originally Posted by yaman3

More than $350 a gallon? Surprising. What kind of rate do you use? Forgive me for the questions, but I am curious.

Also, not all pesticides break down quickly.

Ya we are easily at that price per gallon. Looking at our dealers price page it definitely varies but I see quite a few fungicides around 380 per gallon. Some where lower than I remember though. Linkpacks are easily over 6100 for alot of the stuff we use. (10 gallons in a Linkpack). If we use syngenta products it can easily be around 7,000 dollars to spray our fwys in one app. (24 acres or so)