A Powerful Pair: Combining Seed Lubricants and Biologicals
In the pursuit of precision farming excellence, consider this powerful strategy.
In the realm of modern agriculture, precision planting has become a common practice in high-performance farming. Among the essential tools for precision planting, seed lubricants have become a common purchase for farmers wanting to maximize their results.
In this article, we explore the benefits of seed lubricants to precision farming, with a focus on the evolution toward a new powerful precision planting purchase – combining seed lubricants and agricultural biologicals.
In this article, we explore:
- What are seed lubricants?
- What is precision planting?
- Why should high performing farmers choose to combine seed lubricants and biologicals?
- What are the financial benefits of combining seed lubricants and biologicals?
What Are Seed Lubricants?
Seed lubricants have become a staple for many farmers, especially those engaged in precision planting. These lubricants, often formulated with talc or graphite, ensuring uniform distribution and optimize the planting process.
Different formulations cater to specific needs, with the chosen lubricant playing a crucial role in:
- Enhancing seed coverage
- Preventing bridging and clumping
- Reducing static electricity and friction
- Providing smooth seed flow during planting
Lubricants create a more efficient planting environment. They also effectively reduce mechanical wear on planter plates.
What is Precision Planting?
Precision planting has revolutionized modern farming by enabling farmers to precisely place seeds in the soil. High-performing farmers recognize its benefits, including uniform plant spacing, optimal depth, and efficient resource utilization. Seed lubricants play a vital role in precision planting by facilitating seamless seed flow through planting equipment.
A picture of Locus AG box applied biologicals. The product is sporulated, or laid dormant, to be made active again at the time of planting and germination. The product is mixed with talc and graphite and can be placed directly in a farmer’s hopper box to coat the seeds.
Why Should High Performing Farmers Choose to Combine Seed Lubricants and Biologicals?
Currently, farmers are exploring the synergy of seed lubricants with agricultural biologicals. These biologicals, comprising powerful microbes, contribute to a variety of agronomic and financial outcomes for farmers.
This innovation, due to its formulation, doesn’t require any additional steps in the planting process, and brings substantial benefits, including:
- Improved nutrient uptake
- Enhanced root growth
- Increased plant vigor
- Higher yields and ROI
The financial advantages of investing in seed lubricants that include biologicals are particularly compelling, considering farmers’ inevitable purchase of seed lubricants. For a nominal added expense, farmers can consider purchasing combined seed lubricant and biologicals and enjoy the increased yield and ROI benefits that come with its use.
Locus AG’s Agricultural Biologicals
Dry, Box-Applied Biologicals with Talc/Graphite Seed Lubricant
Leading the charge in this agricultural evolution is Locus Agriculture (Locus AG). The company offers dry, box-applied agricultural biologicals formulated with seed lubricants. In addition to featuring vital microbial strains, the products contain an 80/20 talc/graphite seed lubricant.
READ MORE: How The Unique Advantages Of Box-Applied Biologicals Can Benefit Your Crops
Locus AG’s crop-specific formulations cater to most all major row crops and are backed by extensive third-party trials, showcasing the tangible yield-boosting power of Locus AG’s biologicals.
Locus AG biologicals are produced in the USA, available for immediate shipment, and are supplied through many major agricultural distributors and retailers.
A picture of uncoated seeds (left) and seeds coated with Locus AG box applied biologicals (right).
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