Fertimax Nutritional Program

The solution to modern farming demands

Increased production with less inputs is mandated by current economic status. No piece of equipment, fertilizer, tillage practice, or watering scheme can make the difference which the Fertimax nutritional program can in productivity. This has been seen for over 35 years on virtually every crop grown in every quadrant of geography.

Increased organic activity in the soil is the key. Both microbiological activity support and increased nutrient release are the keys to this significant change in soil production capability. Nothing outside of the benefits of use of a good active organic matter with a balanced nutrient application is claimed here, just good simple fertility enhancement.

Agronics has developed the Fertimax program based upon thousands of soil and plant analyses and can coordinate the soil and plant level nutrients and predict specific deficiencies based upon soil analysis. It is the only program which can do this.

Based upon a soil test which actually used two soil testing methods to provide the available and reserve amounts of nutrients, recommendations for nutrients not generally considered needed is made including basic soil rebuilding elements, the primary cations and these are mixed into an mineral humus base which increases their activity in the soil and makes them available to the plant. Once in the plant, translocation from the root to the plant tissue is increased by provision of the elements needed for assimilation by the plant. This all sounds complicated, but is in fact very simple and effective.

Read through this brochure and see what crop or soil type interests you. We have many results on many types of crops and cannot possibly provide all of the history or address all of the particular needs, but this will give you a good idea of how well the program will work for you. Many growers have been on the program for decades and continue to outperform their neighbors whether rain, cold, dry or insects are the problem.

We look forward to helping everyone do better in farming.

We need you to keep us in food.

Midwest Corn

The staple of modern farming, corn requires large root mass to take up nutrients. When correctly fertilized, full, large ears with complete kernels are produced. Potash cannot be well assimilated from the soil without good organic activity. The photos show the difference in the ear height, filling out, overall plant height when properly fertilized. When the ears are higher on the plant, as on the photo above right and left. The plants are taking up more nutrients and producing better. Less water is needed and temperature stress is lessened. Fertimax users for several decades continue to report substantial yields, good quality, reduced pest resistance and limited drought or temperature effects upon the crop. This has been further verified by the KSU test shown later in this brochure.

This New Mexico corn, 1 week after application of a humus based foliar which increased the plant growth from natural growth stimulants and organic based forms of potash, phosphate. ACTIVAL P:K has really impressed growers with its fast response.

The Fertimax soil test

What it means and how to read it

The following page is a print out of a Fertimax soil test with explanations below of how to read it and what it means. It contains a large amount of information which important for proper plant growth and production.

Being two soils tests, the conventional extraction process and a specialized soil test, it contains information which shows available and reserve levels with the corresponding relationships.

1. Available vs. reserve cation levels: Most soils contain adequate levels of primary cations such as calcium, magnesium, potassium, but the ability of the plant to extract and use them is limited. The Ca1, Mg1, K1 numbers are highly available levels as determined by the Fertimax method of analysis. Ca2, Mg2, K2 levels are conventional soil testing results which have to be converted to usable forms and are not immediately available to the plant. In this soil, the calcium and magnesium are very low in available forms are high in reserve forms, requiring supplementation as indicated in the recommendations section. Although the soil reserve levels are high, materials are recommended to increase immediately available levels. This soil will take longer to respond to the program as the nutrients have to be broken down for plant use. NOTE: The reports from the laboratory are reported in parts per million and for ease of understanding, they are converted to pounds per acre and reported as Fertimax numbers.

2. Nutrient ratios: With the conventional analysis, the calcium level in relation to sodium is nearly 20:1, a good ratio and the % calcium is good, however, the Fertimax levels are showing much more of a problem with sodium, and that sodium could be much more of a problem, calcium application is needed as the amount of calcium is not adequate to support vigorous root growth. Other nutrients have similar deficient amounts.

3. Soluble salts: These are important as they represent the most available form of nutrients and should be between 1 – 3 for optimum production. The concern about “salt” is mostly sodium, but that is often not the major concern. This soil is quite low and will have to have increased cation exchange capacity as provided by Clod Buster humus to transfer the nutrients to the plant.

4. Excess phosphate: Many soils have accumulated excess phosphate as it is not mobile in the soil and doesn’t leach well like calcium, potassium and other nutrients. Some soils have shown up to 20,000#/acre total P and still less than 20#/acre available P, showing the capacity of the soil to lockup P. High P as shown in this soil will interfere with other nutrients such as zinc, iron, manganese, calcium and requires reduction to produce maximum crop performance. High P soils will not allow the plant to mature properly, hold fruit, resist insects and have premature decline. The other nutrients recommended will help balance out the excess P found in this soil.

5. Soil and plant nutrient ratios: Optimum plant performance can be seen with ratios within the plant tissue. Matching the soil nutrient ratios to this is important for maximum production. This section provides a guide in doing this. Because of the limits of the soil to reach this balance, it is only a guide.

6. Recommended materials to be used: This summarizes the materials for basic soil reconstruction. It included soil amendments, the primary and secondary nutrients as supplied by Agronics, and amounts per acre. More specific instructions are customized for each grower. Not shown is page 2 of the soil report which includes costs/acre, per ton, any bagging or other charges and other materials used and application such as nitrogen.

7. How to get started: Taking soil samples is simple and can even be successful on frozen ground in the dead of winter. For basic soil samples, take a series of samples from the top 6” of soil and place in a breathable bag. If the samples are so wet as to drip or form a clump when compressed in the hand, they should be dried out prior to shipping to prevent damaging the bag. DO NOT MICROWAVE, AS IT CHANGES PH, leave out overnight and then package and send to:

A&L Plains Agricultural Labs

302 34^th St./Lubbock, Tx 79408

Mark them FMX Combo, and enclose $35.00 per sample.

Results should be forwarded in 10 days if UPS shipped.

For advanced soil sampling where soils have been subject to long term leaching of nutrients to lower levels, it is recommended that samples be taken from 12 – 18” depth to measure leached nutrients and determine if the plants will benefit from deep tillage. This is often the case after years of no-till or has been farmed for a long period of time without deep tillage. Often many nutrients have leached to depth and can be brought up to the surface which dramatically increases production.

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