Increasing 'Employ'-ment: Improving overall plant health, increasing yields

摘要

By improving the health of its potato plants, Gies Farms was able to achieve higher yield and lower input costs. This Moses Lake, Wash., family operation accomplished this feat by applying Employ, a second-generation harpin product. "Because of betteroverall plant health, the Employ-treated field produced 10 tons more potatoes and had almost another ton's worth of fewer inputs," explains Joe Gies. "For example, we had one less Tanos application for slime and one less Omega application for white mold. Saving $53/ acre for the total cost of both fungicides is like growing an extra 3/4 of a ton of potatoes per acre."