Brent Diedrich
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And I love that question. And I, you know, and as you understand that when you, when you think about ammonium and positively charged, being able to be held by your soils and you guys have awesome soils here, you know, you guys got high organic matter, darker soils, great CCs.
And I love that question. And I, you know, and as you understand that when you, when you think about ammonium and positively charged, being able to be held by your soils and you guys have awesome soils here, you know, you guys got high organic matter, darker soils, great CCs.
But a lot of guys that have lighter soils that don't have those bonding sites or their base saturations are full where they're not able to hold that. That's where, you know, a management tool would work to hold that. But Whether you put a little bit on or a lot of it, it doesn't really matter to me. You still have that chance for loss.
But a lot of guys that have lighter soils that don't have those bonding sites or their base saturations are full where they're not able to hold that. That's where, you know, a management tool would work to hold that. But Whether you put a little bit on or a lot of it, it doesn't really matter to me. You still have that chance for loss.
But a lot of guys that have lighter soils that don't have those bonding sites or their base saturations are full where they're not able to hold that. That's where, you know, a management tool would work to hold that. But Whether you put a little bit on or a lot of it, it doesn't really matter to me. You still have that chance for loss.
In the days when it was a little bit cheaper, when those commodities were a little cheaper and you could add that extra, I still think timing is everything in these crops, whether that's nitrogen, sulfur, whatever. When that crop needs it, it needs to be there.
In the days when it was a little bit cheaper, when those commodities were a little cheaper and you could add that extra, I still think timing is everything in these crops, whether that's nitrogen, sulfur, whatever. When that crop needs it, it needs to be there.
In the days when it was a little bit cheaper, when those commodities were a little cheaper and you could add that extra, I still think timing is everything in these crops, whether that's nitrogen, sulfur, whatever. When that crop needs it, it needs to be there.
It's really hard to throw it up there and expect it to be there two, three months down the road and hope that that plant has access to that when it needs it. Just to take that risk off the table and split apply it, that's what I see as the biggest benefit.
It's really hard to throw it up there and expect it to be there two, three months down the road and hope that that plant has access to that when it needs it. Just to take that risk off the table and split apply it, that's what I see as the biggest benefit.
It's really hard to throw it up there and expect it to be there two, three months down the road and hope that that plant has access to that when it needs it. Just to take that risk off the table and split apply it, that's what I see as the biggest benefit.
So traditional stabilizers, whether you're talking nitropyrin, DCD product, that's the bacteria side, that is there to slow down the conversion from ammonium to nitrate. So to keep that in that positively charged ammonium form where it can be held by stopping the bacteria, killing the bacteria, and keeping it in that form longer. So that's how it traditionally works.
So traditional stabilizers, whether you're talking nitropyrin, DCD product, that's the bacteria side, that is there to slow down the conversion from ammonium to nitrate. So to keep that in that positively charged ammonium form where it can be held by stopping the bacteria, killing the bacteria, and keeping it in that form longer. So that's how it traditionally works.
So traditional stabilizers, whether you're talking nitropyrin, DCD product, that's the bacteria side, that is there to slow down the conversion from ammonium to nitrate. So to keep that in that positively charged ammonium form where it can be held by stopping the bacteria, killing the bacteria, and keeping it in that form longer. So that's how it traditionally works.
It does what it does, and it slows down that leaching and allows it to stay in that positive form. Ours works a little bit different. We actually have bonding sites where it allows that ammonium to attach to, does not impede with your soil biology, actually works with your soil biology. And as it breaks down, it becomes a food source.
It does what it does, and it slows down that leaching and allows it to stay in that positive form. Ours works a little bit different. We actually have bonding sites where it allows that ammonium to attach to, does not impede with your soil biology, actually works with your soil biology. And as it breaks down, it becomes a food source.
It does what it does, and it slows down that leaching and allows it to stay in that positive form. Ours works a little bit different. We actually have bonding sites where it allows that ammonium to attach to, does not impede with your soil biology, actually works with your soil biology. And as it breaks down, it becomes a food source.
But what that does is actually just create the parking space for that ammonium to hold on to. So it keeps it higher in that root zone so the plant can access it throughout the season and just works in a different way. So it's just a different way of thinking about it. Again, those tools that worked for us for many, many years have been a great option.
But what that does is actually just create the parking space for that ammonium to hold on to. So it keeps it higher in that root zone so the plant can access it throughout the season and just works in a different way. So it's just a different way of thinking about it. Again, those tools that worked for us for many, many years have been a great option.
But what that does is actually just create the parking space for that ammonium to hold on to. So it keeps it higher in that root zone so the plant can access it throughout the season and just works in a different way. So it's just a different way of thinking about it. Again, those tools that worked for us for many, many years have been a great option.