November Bermuda - Venezuela

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Sorry for the low-light conditions....I took these shots late in the day.

While my production numbers have dropped way off due to lower rainfalls (we're soon to enter "summer"), my grass still looks pretty good to me.

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Here are a couple of shots showing young bermuda versus much older material. I'm slowly teaching my buyers the difference.....for the bales of young, tender stuff, there will be price increases in their futures. :P

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Wow, WW that looks fantastic. I wish mine were that good in my best growing time. :tiphat:
 
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hurleyjd":ez74z407 said:
What is the cost of fertilizer in Venezuela. Are there cost controls on the fertilizer imposed by the government.
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I use urea almost exclusively on my bermuda. This year prices have run about $3.50 to $4.00 for a 50 kilo (110 lb) sack depending on where you buy. There's always lots of urea and fertilizer available on the aftermarket as many producers with government credit to plant corn, buy it but never use it. Yes, the price of fertilizer is controlled by the government and one definitely has to have permits to haul it on the highways.

In answer to the rainfall question, 2011 appears to have been a bit below normal for rainfall but generally ideal for baling hay. Last year we had much more rainfall and many more problems trying to get bermuda harvested and baled.

Here in the last few weeks I've seen the evidence that we're nearing the end of our "winter". Rainfalls are less frequent, less rain falls when we do get a shower, and I can definitely see the difference in the number of bales produced in each section of my ranch. We're hitting as much ground as we can with my irrigation system, but, as most of you know, there's nothing like a good soaking rain.
 
What is your potassium level? Bermuda pulls alot of K out of the ground when you cut, bale and haul it off to be fed somewhere else.
 
hurleyjd":3i0kuq20 said:
What is the cost of fertilizer in Venezuela. Are there cost controls on the fertilizer imposed by the government.
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I recently stopped by AgroPatria (formerly AgroIslena...a nation-wide farm supply biz expropriated by the government last year) and found that 50 kilo bags of urea were priced at 19 bolivares. Using the blackmarket value of 8.5 bs/$, that's a bit over $2.20/sack.

When I asked the guy sitting behind the counter if I could buy some urea, without looking up from the computer, he said "no". :lol2: Seems it's all destined for those who have been granted gubmint loans and by my accent, the guy figured I wasn't on the list. He was right.

I did buy urea recently in the pueblo near my ranch.....35 bs/sack. No doubt bought at 19 originally.:mad:
 
Your grass looks great. I read where you used mostly N in the form of urea. I had asked what were your potassium levels. Here in East Texas, I have seen bermuda grass fields that "used" to yield tons of hay. They were fertilized with mostly nitrogen. Over a period of years, the stand of grass declined and the yields dropped. Soil test results showed the potassium levels had been mined out of the soil. It takes 100 units of N, 40 units of phosphorus and 85 units of potassium out of the soil to produce 2 tons of hay per acre.
 
BC":2o1qs7h8 said:
Your grass looks great. I read where you used mostly N in the form of urea. I had asked what were your potassium levels. Here in East Texas, I have seen bermuda grass fields that "used" to yield tons of hay. They were fertilized with mostly nitrogen. Over a period of years, the stand of grass declined and the yields dropped. Soil test results showed the potassium levels had been mined out of the soil. It takes 100 units of N, 40 units of phosphorus and 85 units of potassium out of the soil to produce 2 tons of hay per acre.
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I saw your post/question BC and admitted that I don't have a clue what my potassium levels are.....though I realize now I need to find out, and quick. When I find out how deficient I am re potassium, what's the quickest way to build it back up?
 

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