Recommendation – Organic Alfalfa

Organic Alfalfa

Recommendation Objective:

Build the fungal component of soil biology to get to a higher level of plant beneficial function. Earlier and more uniform harvest. Diversify and increase  the microbial community to reduce, control and eliminate invasive weeds. Reduce, eliminate compaction, improve Oxygen into the microbial living ecosystem. Increase Germination, control, suppress insects. Increase #rows, kernels. Eliminate fusarium and other soil borne disease. Reduce incidence of premature senescence due to Nutrient status and balance of plant growth hormones cytokonins/auxins. Increase nutrient efficiency, opening up key nutrient pathways. eliminate  non beneficial pests, soil borne disease, because of the chitinase enzyme in crustaceans. Improve plant stress, drought, heat. Increase root size from feeding plant growth hormones, cytokonins, auxins
Increase protein content (from increased of N in the Amino Acid From and improve protein synthesis efficiency. Improve carbon/water cycling, decreasing weed germination
Increase yield. Available / organic form of calcium. Neutralize and quiet the effects of aluminum, chloride.

Benefits including:  Amino acid form of Nitrogen, provide energy to the plant to metabolize nutrients.   Setting the stage for next years crops by providing the fungi responsible for crop residue breakdown to deny over-wintering habitat to potential plant pests and pathogens, releases nutrients to feed next crop and ramp up beneficial microbe population for beneficial functions for the next crop, e.g. stress tolerance, nutrient status, disease suppression and protection, etc.  Improved soil structure drains faster and holds more water. Preplant seed inoculation with beneficial microbes which increases germination. Seed emergence and seedling vigot. Reduces seedling stress, increase root mass.    As roots grow, they bring the beneficial microbe population with them. To colonize more soil volume, increase hair root development. Mycorrhizae increases the water use efficiency, stress tolerance and phosphate fertilizer efficiency. 

Feeding the microbial community, a diverse diet which Reinforces the microbe population and sucessive colonization.  Push photosynthetic root flush of exudates to direct microbes to gather and produce what the plant needs for this plant vegetative growth phase.  Microbe metabolites improve plant energy to support plant to set more ears of corn.  Available organic Phos and Ca, sets the stage to maximize nutrient uptake. Improve feed value. Improve cow performance, milk yield, breeding rate. Stand will last longer, more resilient to drought, insects

Crop: Organic Alfalfa

Recommendation Year: 2023
Total Acres: 1

Yield Goal: 10+ ton and 4+ cuttings

Attached PDFs

Phase 1 / Field Operation / Starter Fertilizer

Sea phos providing the energy needed to the microbial community, building the projectory of solubalizing nutrients, Mfood strengthens the food source of these microbes.

Product Name
Seed Treatment
Application Rate
Unit
Cost Per Acre

Metagro ST

Tank Mix

8.00

oz/seed unit (50lb)

$2.88

Mycorrhizae

Tank MIx

4.00

oz/seed unit (50lb)

$0.45

Total =

$3.33

Phase 2 / Field Operation / Seed Bed Prep

Product Name
Seed Treatment
Application Rate
Unit
Cost Per Acre

Oceanic

Tank Mix

2.00

gal

$17.00

Metagro ST

Tank Mix

0.5

gal

$22.00

Metagor Mfood

Tank Mix

0.5

lb

$5.50

Fertigold 2-mm

Dry Spreader

100

lb

$35.00

Total = ​

$79.50

Phase 3 / Field Operation / Green Up

Product Name
Seed Treatment
Application Rate
Unit
Cost Per Acre

Oceanic

Tank Mix

2

gal

$17.00

Metagro ST

Tank Mix

0.25

gal

$11.00

Metagro Mfood

Tank Mix

0.25

lb

$2.75

Total =

$38.00

Phase 4 / Field Operation / After 2nd Cutting

Product Name
Seed Treatment
Application Rate
Unit
Cost Per Acre

Oceanic

Tank Mix

2

gal

$17.00

Metagro ST

Tank Mix

0.25

gal

$11.00

Metagro Mfood

Tank Mix

0.25

lb

$2.25

Sea Crop

Tank Mix

0.5

gal

$7.70

Total =

$38.45

Phase 5 / Field Operation / 14 Days After Harvest

Product Name
Seed Treatment
Application Rate
Unit
Cost Per Acre

Oceanic

Tank Mix

3

gal

$25.50

Total =

$25.50

Phase 6 / Field Operation / Jointing Growth Stage

Product Name
Seed Treatment
Application Rate
Unit
Cost Per Acre

Oceanic

Tank Mix

3

gal

$25.50

Sea Crop

Tank Mix

0.5

gal

$7.70

Total =

$33.20

Phase 6 / Field Operation / Pre Flag Leaf Growth Stage

Product Name
Seed Treatment
Application Rate
Unit
Cost Per Acre

Oceanic

Tank Mix

3

gal

$27.00

Total =

$27.00

Summary

Product Name
Application Rate
Unit/Acre
Unit Purchased
Cost/Unit
Cost Per Acre
Total Needed

Seed

18

lb

$6.00

$108.00

0.36

Metagro ST

8

oz

seed treatment

$44.00

$2.75

0.0625

Mycorrhizae

4

oz

seed treatment

$40.00

$1.25

0.03125

Metagro ST

1

1

Mfood

1

lb

$11.00

$11.00

0

Sea Phos

0

gal

$9.50

$0.00

12

Oceanic

12

gal

$8.50

$102.00

1

Sea Crop

1

gal

$15.40

$15.40

Sea Crop

100

lb

$0.35

Total =

$210.73

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