Crop Production – Fungicides
SPODNAM®
Direct Harvest Your Proso Millet with Spodnam®!
Did you know that you can now cost-effectively direct harvest proso millet using Spodnam®? Spodnam® is based on Pinolene, which is a proprietary terpene polymer designed for pod retention in Grains, Brassicas and Legumes. It melds with the natural waxes on pod surfaces and is vapor permeable but water resistant. Spodnam® is exempt from tolerance on all food crops.
You may be asking, does it work? Roy Pfaltzgraff of Haxtun, CO applied Spodnam® and direct harvested 440 acres of the 2018 proso millet crop which compared with swathing resulted in the following:
- Much faster harvest
- Lower dockage
- Higher test weight
- Better residue
- Enabled harvest of both hailed and drought-shorted millet crop
The Pfaltzgraph Bottom Line
| (Per Acre) | 2016 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|
| Cost of Operation | $13 (Swathing) | $5 (Spraying) |
| Chemical Cost | $0 | $14.50 (Spodnam®) |
| Dockage | $7.04 | $0.12 |
| Fall Herbicide Application | $16 | $0 |
| Total Cost | $36.04 | $19.62 |
Now what is your residue worth?
Recommended treatment for Spodnam® for maximum benefit is 1 pint – 1.5 pints ($12 – $18) per acre at a minimum of 20 gallons of water per acre by ground application and at a minimum of 5 gallons of water per acre by aerial application. Spodnam® application timing is the same time as you would swath. Direct harvest should begin within 14 days of the application.
Spodnam® is available for direct harvest of the 2019 proso millet crop.
