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Flame Weeding Soybeans

8/30/2013

This field of organic soybeans was cultivated just after flame weeding with a row crop flamer to kill the weeds that were growing in the crop row.
This was done during a drought and the grower had cultivated in anticipation of a coming rain, to encourage water penetration in the field, not because the flame application was not effective.

"Worm's eye" view of the soybean plants between the crop row after flaming and cultivation.

A healthy crop of organic soybeans is on the way!

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Getting rid of darkling beetles!

8/13/2013

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Back on July 15th 2013 I did a post titled "Poultry House Flame Sanitizing - How Deep Will It Heat?" Featured in that article is a heat depth video showing the litter temperature on the floor of a commercial poultry house after flame sanitizing.

When I am at a poultry farm training growers on how to use their new poultry house sanitizer; Just about every time, almost invariably, I see a knee touch the litter and an index finger digging around in the litter and eyes intently looking for dead bugs.

Okay, there's a lot of heat.
So what does it do?

It only makes sense that if you apply heat surpassing 1200 degrees Fahrenheit to the litter in a poultry house that the beetles will loose and the heat will win. (Photo left: poultry house litter cooling after the sanitizer has passed)

Here is a video of a couple of poultry farmers doing a litter check after they used their poultry house sanitizer.

"With flame sanitation there is a lot less time, effort and expense than there is with wind-rowing chemical treatments or replacing litter."

It takes about an hour or so to flame sanitize an average sized poultry house.
In that time you can eliminate a whole bunch of darkling beetles while simultaneously flaring off ammonia, drying the litter and killing off the pathogens that might be killing your birds.
With flame sanitation there is a lot less time, effort and expense than there is with wind-rowing chemical treatments or replacing litter.
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Roundup resistant weed species

8/11/2013

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It is now known that there are around 143 weed species that are resistant to treatment with herbicides.
Weeds are becoming more and more resistant and are spreading from county to county, from state to state, region to region.
Some growers seem complacent and are willing to see what happens. Others who are careful to watch more closely and consider the big picture say the time is now to take action and seek out alternative solutions to control chemical resistant weeds. It has been a known fact, for a much longer time than there have been Roundup resistant weeds (in fact longer than there has been agricultural chemical companies) that no matter what the weed is, it can not become resistant to the intense heat of a flame fueled by propane. We have the solution to your Roundup resistant weeds.
Have a look around this website and warm up to flame weeding.

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Welcome to the Fire Power for Your Farm Blog!

It is my goal here to share more of the finer details about the agricultural equipment we sell and the benefits of using it.
Feel free to comment, ask questions and let me know of the challenges and needs you have on your farm.
I hope the information you see here in this blog and on the rest of this website will help you find the solutions that will help you overcome challenges and make your job easier, more satisfying and financially rewarding.

Charles House
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