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Matt EichCentrol Crop Consulting
Volga, SDNAICC
Portrait Of A Consultant
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Who I am
• South Dakota State University– Fall ‘99
• 7th season Consulting with Centrol– Christensen Family Farms
● Nutrient Management– South Central COOP
● Sales Agronomist
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Prairie Pothole Region
• 276,000 sq miles• United States
– Northern Montana, Eastern North Dakota & South Dakota, SWW Minnesota, North Central Iowa
• Canada– Alberta, Saskatchewan,
Manitoba
• Resulted from glacier activity– Left behind depressions
or sloughs• Tiling has increased in the last
5 years, increasing the overall productivity of the land in Eastern SD
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Makes Planting Season Interesting!
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South Dakota Elevations
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Area Comparison
• West– 150 bu. Corn– 40 bu. Soybeans– 4 ton Alfalfa– 80 bu. Winter
Wheat– 20-24” precip– Very little tiling
● Nowhere to go with it
– No-till, strip-till
• East– 180 bu. corn– 50 bu. soybeans– 5 ton Alfalfa– 60 bu. Spring Wheat– 24-28” precip– Tiling has increased
exponentially last 5 years
– Conventional tillage
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• 28 Growers • Corn Soybeans Alfalfa Wheat
– Corn and soybeans major crops in eastern SD
– Livestock, especially cattle a major portion of farming operations
● Cow/Calf, feedlots● Dairy-Far eastern side of SD (I-29 Corridor)● Small amount of Hogs
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• Nutrient Management– Permitted Feedlots
● Dairy, Beef Cattle
• Governmental Work– CSP, EQIP
• Custom Soil Sampling for Retailers
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• Main portion of business is Crop Consulting• Provide year-long consulting services
– All starts with soil sampling● Summer & Fall
– Hybrid/Variety selection– Crop planning throughout winter– Scouting in the summer
● Weeds, insects, diseases– Run with one intern/scout for the summer months– ATV
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• Share sampling crew with 4 other consultants in the summer months
• Main in-crop battles– Waterhemp– Kochia– Rootworm Beetles– Somebody for grower to talk
to/therapist
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• Prescision Ag/VRT gaining acceptance
– Zones– Gridding – Zone over Grids– VRT Planting and Fertilizing
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VRT Application
• Veris Zone
• Grid
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VRT Seeding
• Yield goal ranges from 100-200 bu.
– Avg of 150 bu• Seeding rates
range from 22-34.5K
• Rates change according to soil productivity zones
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As regulations tighten, consulting will become key factor in farmer’s success
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QUESTIONS?