nutrient master class for corn and soybean growers

Introduction to Wolf Trax

Wolf Trax INNOVATIVE NUTRIENTS

Plant Nutrition Specialists

Selling innovative nutrients since 2002

Sales in 90 regulatory jurisdictions worldwide

Over 20 million acres of DDP applied

Why Wolf Trax products help growers

Innovation that solve problems Overcome the two main drawbacks of

granular products Extensive Testing and Evaluation Quality We Stand Behind our Products

…Growing Forward®

What We Sell - Wolf Trax innovative nutrients

• DDP® Nutrients

• Seed Nutrition

• Available soon…

What makes our innovations unique?

#1 - Innovative PlantActiv™ Formulation

• DDP Nutrients have been designed for optimum plant availability and optimum application flexibility

• Chemical Formulation • Dual Action formulation

• Resist Soil Tie-Up

• Physical Formulation • Ideal particle size for uptake

DDP = “Dry Dispersible Powder” Technology

#2 - Innovative EvenCoat™ Technology

• A more efficient application option

• Patented Coating Technology • Each and every fertilizer granule is coated

• Improves distribution in the field

• Use less nutrient to get better uptake

Fertilizer coated with DDP

DDP Nutrients deliver early nutrition

Highly Effective PlantActiv™ formulation

+

Better distribution with EvenCoat™

Technology

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Earlier delivery of nutrients

153 granules of fertilizer throughout rooting depth, all coated with DDP Micronutrients mean better

root interception (15x5x3 inch soil profile)

2 granules of micronutrient are sparsely distributed and

leave micronutrient fertilization to chance

DDP Coating of 0.9 lb/ac on 150 lb/ac 34-17 dry blend

Typical granular micronutrient at 5

lb/ac

#3 - Innovative FlexUse™ Design

• Wolf Trax DDP nutrients can also be applied in a liquid or foliar system

• B, Mn are highly soluble

= Flexibility to feed the crop when it needs it

Maintain the “optimal” rate throughout the growing season

DDP® Nutrients

– Zinc DDP (62%)

– Copper DDP (57.5%)

– Magnesium (20.0%)

– Manganese DDP (33%)

– Boron DDP (18.5%)

– Iron DDP (47%)

– Calcium DDP (27%)

• CropMix DDP

“Wolf Trax nutrients are unlike any other in the market. They really are in a class of their own.”

Top Ways to Make Micros Pay on Your Farm

this Season

MAKE SURE YOU ARE GETTING A CONSISTENT FERTILIZER BLEND

Top Ways to Make Micros Pay on Your Farm

Blend Consistency

Achieving consistent blends is difficult!

Particle size difference

Variable Particle Size Granular Boron

Variable Particle Size Granular Zinc

Urea BD 36.7

35% Zinc Granule BD 57.6

Zinc Granules are much heavier than NPK What happens when blended and spread?

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Urea

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DAP

AMS

KCl

Zinc Granules % More Dense

DDP Fertilizer coating:

An alternative approach

• Does not fall out or segregate like

granular micronutrients

DDP delivers a consistent blend

• EvenCoat™ Technology

– DDP products coat each and every fertilizer granule

– Do not come off

– High quality blends from blender to spreader to field

USE BETTER MICRONUTRIENT PLACEMENT TECHNIQUES

Top Ways to Make Micros Pay on Your Farm

“You cannot achieve an even distribution of micronutrient across your field with granular micronutrients because of tendency to segregate and settle.”

Field Example

Floater traveled 9 miles with a granular Zn, Boron blend, then applied the fertilizer to a field

Distribution of ZINC throughout the Field

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Distribution of BORON throughout the Field

Blend Consistency - Analyticals

Variability of DDP in

NPK blend

Zinc DDP +/- 0.06%

Cu DDP +/- 0.14%

Mn DDP +/- 0.01%

B DDP +/- 0.18%

Variability of Granular

Micronutrients in NPK blend

Cu Oxysulphate +/- 39.5%

Granubor +/- 44.0%

• Uneven distribution can cause:

– Deficient areas

– Toxic areas

– Uneven crop maturation

• Difficulty in timing sprays & harvests

– LOST YIELDS!

Distribution of granular micronutrients

Granules are 10 to 12 inches apart (as in the field)

What does inconsistent placement mean? Granules

Excess boron (11.4 ppm)

Deficient (0 ppm)

(Optimal level of B = 1 to 2 ppm)

DDP fertilizer with EvenCoat™ Technology gives you better distribution across the

field

• Even Coating

• Consistent distribution

• Many feeding sites

• Close proximity to plant roots

EARLY FERTILIZATION IS IMPORTANT

Top Ways to Make Micros Pay on Your Farm

Your crop = factory

• Job is to collect sunlight and make sugar.

• How to make factory run faster, earlier, run longer and produce more?

Strategy for Early Delivery of Nutrients...

----Critical Growth Period--------

Critical Growth Period

• Patented, seed-

applied fertilizer

– Zinc, Manganese, Iron

• Safely delivers

essential nutrients

directly to the seed

• Nutrients available as

soon as the radicle

emerges

Early nutrition means longer, more developed roots

PROTINUS-treated corn seed results in larger roots West Point, NE

Early nutrition helps crops withstand early season stress

Hot and dry conditions in the Red River Valley Cool and wet conditions in southern SD

. . . How important is early delivery of Zinc?

• University of Kentucky evaluated PROTINUS

• Based on replicated results, PROTINUS out-yielded the control by 16.5 bu/ac.

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University of Kentucky Corn Yield Trial

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Early nutrition can optimize yield potential

+ 5%

Comparison – Zinc DDP versus granular

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Zn Oxide 50% CNI@ 5 lbs/acre

SST ZN35 AFC SST ZN35 TIPTON SST ZN DDP1 UTC

Zinc levels at V3 stage of corn

Treatments Rate Zinc granular 5 lb/a Zinc DDP 0.95 lb/a Untreated -

Trial 1

Yield Treatment Bu/acre Control 183.6 Zn DDP 209.3 Significance <0.0001

Trial 2

Broadcast Yield Fertilizer Bu/acre Control 179.8 Zn DDP 190.5 Significance 0.0583

DDP’s Perform High Phosphorus Soils May Need Additional Zinc

Zinc trials – University of Kentucky – high pH high, phosphorus soils

DDP Nutrients deliver early nutrition

Better distribution,

closer proximity to roots

• Uptake of P happens very early in the season

Days After Planting

Early fertilization with P is critical

The solution…

PATENTED FORMULATION

ENHANCED DISTRIBUTION

Early Delivery of Phos to the

Plant

• PlantActiv Formulation Improved Availability

• CropStart Multiple Nutrients 25% P2O5, 20% Zn, 5% Mn, 4% N

• EvenCoat

What is Nu-Trax™ P+

• Nu-Trax P+ is a fertilizer practice that does a better job of delivering the right combination of nutrients for early growth compared to granular phosphorous fertilizers alone. – NEW Nutrient Tool – More than just Phosphorus . . . . P+

– New tool in P sensitive areas

The Fit on your Farm

• Depending on your…

– Soil test

– Farming system

– Yield environment

Nu-Trax P+ can be used to replace or

complement your current Phosphorus fertilizer

applications

TIME YOUR APPLICATION TO MATCH THE CROP’S NEEDS

Top Ways to Make Micros Pay on Your Farm

WHEN do Plants Need a Micronutrient? . . . Timing?

• Answer: Delivery needs to occur BEFORE needed for biological processes

• Fixing deficiencies or “just-in-time” applications WILL rob yield

• The micronutrient is needed WEEKS before deficiency symptoms

• Most often a “Hidden Hunger” not deficient

Why is Timing Important?

• Most micronutrients DO NOT move well within the plant or soil

Immobile within PLANT Boron? Zinc Copper Manganese Iron

Immobile within SOIL

Zinc

Copper

Manganese

Iron

Phosphorus

No movement to new growth after application

Nutrients move naturally through xylem as the plant grows

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P P

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One issue with soil applied micronutrients has been “scarcity”

FlexUse™ Nutrient Needs

DDP Nutrient Foliar Spray

DDP Nutrient Fertilizer Coating

BUY A GUARANTEE-BACKED PRODUCT

Top Ways to Make Micros Pay on Your Farm

DDP Nutrients are extensively tested and used!

Denmark

D.R.

Nebraska

DDP nutrients are extensively tested . . .and field-proven

Untreated – 139 bu/a Zinc DDP – 152 bu/a

Guaranteed

• All DDP Nutrients are covered by the Growing Forward® Guarantee

– Guaranteed to correct deficiency

Wolf Trax is the ONLY nutrient supplier to guarantee performance!

Nutrient Focus

7.2 7.5

Phosphorus Soil pH

P Levels High or Very High

Consider supplementing additional Zinc

High Soil pH

Consider supplementing micronutrients

Traited Corn – insecticide trait removes 24% more

Zinc – consider maintenance rates or more

TOP WAYS TO MAKE MICROS PAY ON YOUR FARM - RECAP

• Make sure you are getting a consistent fertilizer blend

• Use better micronutrient placement

• Feed your crop as early as possible

• Apply more efficiently and lower your costs

• Time your application to meet crop’s needs

• Buy a guarantee-backed product

Thank-you for your time today!