“Flow-Shields” Catching On Fast With Conventional & Organic Farmers For Non-Chemical Weed Control

“Flow-Shields” Catching On Fast With Conventional & Organic Farmers For Non-Chemical Weed Control CROPS New Techniques Flow-Shields were invented by Curt Forde in June of 2011 while cultivating organic corn on wet bottom land that was tossing up slabs of dirt damaging corn plants His idea to solve that problem led to the development of Flow-Shields Flow-Shields were used successfully for 2 years before being introduced to farmers across the United States and Canada in the March 2014 issue of FARM SHOW Magazine and were later featured in the 2015 edition of Best of FARM SHOW Since then thousands of Flow-Shields have been sold to row crop farmers across the country “Flow-Shields eliminate the need for all kinds of old-fashioned shields such as rolling shields side plates hoods and tunnel shields ” says Forde Founder of Profit Organics Before the development of Flow-Shields cultivating speed sometimes had to be drastically reduced based on variable soil conditions even within the same field That was especially true when working in damp or wet soils that would throw up large chunks or slabs of dirt The problem with using old-fashioned shields is that they prevented dirt from covering weeds completely between the corn plants in the row By using Flow Shields you prevent the chunks of dirt from covering your crop by pulverizing them so dirt flows easily around stalks covering smaller stemmed weeds and grasses They also allow you to set your cultivator shovels 7 to 10 in away from each side of the row reducing “cultivator blight” and damage to crop roots The steady stream of dirt flowing into the row area simply covers up the weeds instead of digging them out This approach allows corn and bean plants to send out critical feeder roots without any setback from traditional cultivation While Flow-Shields improve the performance of tractor-mounted cultivators at slower and higher speeds alike they also dramatically improve the performance of horse-drawn cultivators Slow-paced cultivation in damp soils can leave softball-sized chunks of soil laying on the surface with weeds and grass still surviving in the root ball just waiting for rain to survive Flow-Shields crush those root balls apart as the dirt is dug up from the shovel causing the weeds to quickly wilt and die Flow-Shields mount on the front side of the cultivator shank directly over the shovel Height can easily be adjusted to deliver a steady stream of crushed soil into the row at a consistent height on the lower portion of the bean and corn plants “Our customers tell us that Flow Shields are the best improvement they have ever made to their cultivator ” says Forde noting that many farmers who have used them say Flow-Shields let them go much faster while doing a better job cultivating Flow-Shields can help farmers to achieve perfect or near perfect weed control in row crops without the use of chemicals benefiting both organic and conventional farmers with herbicide-resistant weed problems “The ability to greatly increase speed of cultivation makes it possible and practical for larger farms to reduce or eliminate chemical herbicide use and take advantage of GMO-free and organic markets ” notes Forde Flow-Shields are sold for just $10 apiece by Profit Organics Forde’s multi-dimensional organic farming company located in Viroqua Wisconsin “Profit Organics has a Research and Development Division that has been testing and collecting data on innovative new agronomic practices from 2013 to the present ” says Forde “When complete we think this database will change the future of organic farming making it possible for large commercial farmers to go organic Profit Organics is creating data points to determine and identify varying factors such as population varieties row width fertility planting dates planting methods and more all contributing to more profitable yields You can get access to the information we have developed for $25 at our website www profitorganics com Profit Organics is also on Facebook Youtube and Instagram @ProfitOrganics ” Contact: Curt Forde Profit Organics P O Box 141 Viroqua Wis 54665 ph 608 606-0810; www profitorganics com; curt@profitorganics com

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