Acres U.S.A. Green lighting Travis Potter

**farmaholic** · Dec 24, 2024, 04:03

Is it in a plant usable form?
Is it only recommended for foliar application or can it be applied at seeding as well?

What is the concentration of available nitrogen? Lbs/gallon?

What is the "shelf life"? How stable is the solution?

What is the cost per lb. of the plant usable nitrogen.

Is it a viable option to make a significant difference?

**farmaholic** · Dec 24, 2024, 04:12

Is it lightening is a bottle aka "snake oil"?

If this was ever a viable option why isn't it already being done?

I would think we're far enough down the road of technological advances that this "concept" isn't a new discovery.

**furrowtickler** · Dec 24, 2024, 10:18

Been watching this for two years , have a friend setting up 4 units . He is a skeptical guy , but sees opportunity.
will start our trials next year
mostly use as a foliar with fungicide to start and some acres , 40 , as a partial replacement for 28.

I think it’s possible to use as a spray water replacement for second herbicide pass on canola and with fungicide.

One guy on here tried some , I will text you

**TASFarms** · Dec 24, 2024, 20:28

What peaks my interest is he mentions Thomas Dykstra and increasing brix. If it does increase brix that is way better than nitrogen from retail. It lowers brix.

**SASKFARMER** · Dec 26, 2024, 08:05

I used it last year and did lots of experiments. It definitely does something.

On our farm it will replace last N

It also will be used on canola at flowering with a half-rate fungicide.

Storage is a issue because sun light causes it to grow.

No burn on crop.

You get about 33lbs
N at 10 gal an acre.

You need RO water.

It won't replace our anhydrous but we will be able to cut back N

Have a great day looking into 25000 gal bladders

**shtferbrains** · Dec 26, 2024, 11:35

To good to be true.

**poorboy** · Dec 26, 2024, 17:37

Could you replace all your spray water with this stuff?

Preburn use 15 gal/ac and put on 45 n, then 10 gal in crop for 33 N and 10 gal fungicide for 33 N gives a total of 111N and normal sprayer operations.

Hope it works out and is economical.

**SASKFARMER** · Dec 26, 2024, 17:57

Yes, that's the whole idea. Each time you spray you can use it as the water. Getting 30 lbs N.

But it is made slowly, I would need 22 machines to do it in 90 days. To do it over winter all year I need 6 machines running 300 days a year will create enough for two full 10 gal opp. 200000 gal or 8 bags I would need for 60 lbs
N.

**SASKFARMER** · Dec 26, 2024, 18:00

But 6 machines would pay for them in one year with the savings

Acres U.S.A. Green lighting Travis Potter