[Market-farming] Market-farming Digest, Vol 60, Issue 27 RE :Corn Gluten

BillOhio billohio at gmail.com
Mon Feb 25 10:24:16 EST 2008


That sounds like corn gluten feed rather than the CGM...I'm not sure you'll
get the same efficacy with the CGF.

CGF is running $140/ton or $7/cwt; CGM == $550/ton or $27.50/cwt FOB Chicago

http://agebb.missouri.edu/dairy/byprod/bplist.asp
Kind regards,
Bill Huhman
Central Ohio
On Thu, Jan 31, 2008 at 2:19 PM, Mark Abner <wizard1 at ctsbroadband.com>
wrote:

>  go to the feed mill corn gluten is $8.50 per hundred pound bag
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> Mark  one 6b
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> :Corn Gluten
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>   Hi I was just thinking about using corn gluten myself  Fedco sells corn
> gluten it is 45$ for 50 pounds. 2000 pounds is 1600$.The application rate is
>  20 pounds per hundred square feet close to the time of weed germination .
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> *Moderator I hope this is ok if not feel free to edit*
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> Quoting the Fedco catalog  " Corn Gluten (10% N) Works as a pre-emergent
> weeds like dandelions,pigweed,and crabgrass by inhibiting root formation.
> Not recommended for use on existing weeds as the thigh nitrogen content
> makes it very effective fertilizer for leaf growth. Moisture is necessary
> for activation but too much moisture reduces effectiveness. Can be used in
> gardens for weed control once the desired plants are well established
> seedlings. A good practice would be manual cultivation followed by an
> application of corn gluten."
>
> I know when it is used on lawns to kill broadleaf weds it takes a few
> years to fully control them. Hope this helps.
>
> Ted and Sue
> Catskill Organics Farm
> Davenport NY zone 4/5
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