Soybean Manure Drag Hose results - Jason Hartschuh, OSU Extension, from the 2020 Conservation Tillage and Technology Conference, held March 3-4, 2020, Ada, OH, USA.

1. Can we apply manure to growing
soybeans with a drag hose?
Jason Hartschuh
OSU Extension Crawford County
Hartschuh.11@osu.edu

2. V(n)-n-nodes on the main stem of the plant with fully developed
leaves

6. Treatment Plot Average Significant = 3.93
Check 64.2 C,D
V1 - Left 70.2 A
V1- Right 67.7 A,B, C
V1 – Center 64.9 C
V3 – Left 69.6 A,B
V3 – Right 69.0 A,B
V3 – Center 66.1 B,C,D
V5 – Left 66.9 A,B,C
V5 – Right 64.3 C,D
V5 - Center 62.2 D
Northwest research station 2018

8. Western Research Station 2018
Treatment Plot Average Significant = 4.08
Check center 74.2 B,C
Check left 74.4 B,C
Check right 74.8 B,C
V3 center 75.8 A,B
V3 Left 79.2 A
V3 Right 77.1 A,B
V5 Center 73.3 B,C
V5 Left 73.7 B,C
V5 Right 77.0 A,B
V7 Center 71.7 C
V7 Left 73.7 B,C
V7 Right 73.1 B,C

9. Western Research Station 2018
Treatment Growth
Stage
Plot average bu/ac Significant LSD-2.9
Check 74.5 AB
V3 Full width 77.4 A
V5 Full width 74.7 AB
V7 Full width 73.1 B

11. Drag hosed soybeans- OARDC western

12. Drag hosed soybeans- OARDC Western

13. V7 drag hosed soybeans

14. South Charleston-2019
Treatment Yield
Check 37.1 a
V3 35 ab
V5 31.7 ab
V7 29.9 b
CV:12.94 LSD:6.9

16. Northwest-2019
Treatment Yield
Check 56.8 a
V5 56.1 a
V5-wheel track 52.7 a
V7 55.3 a
V7-wheel track 45.5 b
CV:7.0 LSD:5.8

17. In terms of applicator size-row crop tracks
Treatment 40 foot
applicator
30 foot
applicator
Check 56.7 56.7
V5 55.3 55.0
V7 52.9 52.1

18. 2 Year summary
Treatment Results from check
V3 NS-2x S-0x
V5 NS-4X S-0x
V7 NS-2X S-2X

20. Effects of liquid swine manure on soybean yield
Manure EC level mmho/cm
Growth stage 0.6 6.4 11.7 20.3
V3 46 41 42 5
R1 44 43 39 24
Significance
level
NS NS NS S
C.A. Shapiro, W.L. Kranz, C.S. Wortman. 2005. Salt threshold for liquid manure
applied to corn and soybeans

21. Nebraska Study-manure on soybeans

22. Nebraska Study-manure on soybeans

23. 2700 swine manure samples
Nebraska study

24. Manure application with tanker

25. Manure application with tanker

26. Manure application with tanker

27. Next steps:
Yield data from manure application
What rates cause damage what rates will work
Finally combining the two
Does the damage the hose causes increased yield damage
Test manure EC levels before application to soybeans

28. Questions?
Jason Hartschuh
hartschuh.11@osu.edu