Description
Talc USA
A premium high-quality talc that improves flowability, smoothing and drying seed coat and planter surfaces. This formulation helps reduce static electricity.
- Talc is a fluency & lubricity agent which also dissipates moisture and eliminates static electricity helping with the flow of seed within a planter or seeder.
- Better flow and steady feed of the seed results in much more even placement of seed within a field by eliminating bridging & clotting in a planter. The results are a higher plant count spread evenly through out a field for optimum yield and higher revenues because of a uniform “picket fence stand”.
- Cost to use talc is very low. For example, a corn farmer would have an approximate cost (depending on sale price) of $0.07 per acre for plain talc & $0.09 per acre using 80/20 talc graphite. Soybean cost would be approximately $0.23 per acre & cotton would be approximately $0.07 per acre using 80/20.
- Mined in Montana, packaged in North Dakota, containers are even U.S. made.
- Available in both 80/20 talc graphite and plain talc.
- A higher quality, finer grind for enhanced fluency, lubricity and static electrical decrease which helps to achieve that “Picket Fence Stand” all farmers want.
- We are “The Talc Experts” and have done so by focusing on what farmers want and need over the past 14 years. We pioneered the use of micronutrients in talc and using talc as a delivery system for value added products.
- The micronutrient fertilizers iron (0.7%) and manganese (0.9%) are added to our talc & talc/graphite to increase yields as much as 1 to 4 bushels/acre in soil deficient in these micronutrient elements.
- More “Bang for the Buck”. A premium talc at generic talc price, while increasing yields because of added micronutrients and finer grind of talc.
- A 20 lb. pail of Talc USA plain talc or 80/20 talc graphite will treat approximately 210 acres of soybeans at 140,000 seed per acre, 525 acres of corn at 32,000 seed per acre or 700 acres of cotton at 40,000 seed per acre
Does the Farmer Need 80/20 Talc Graphite or Plain Talc?
Typically, 80/20 talc graphite will be recommended by equipment manufacturers that have metal moving parts
in their seed meters or air seed planters. Planters with “Precision” retrofit seed meters or the newer ExactEmerge John Deere planters should use 80/20 talc graphite.
Although 80/20 talc graphite is not required by planters without metal seed meter parts it can also reduce abrasion & wear of plastic parts, seed plates, hoses & tubes as well, therefore lowering maintenance cost & preventing costly down time of machinery.
Key Points to Remember When Using Talc or Talc/Graphite
- Before breaking the seal and opening your talc or talc/graphite container always shake the container 3 to 4 times to entrain air into the talc and fluff it.
- Before filling your individual planter boxes or center fill hopper with seed add a small amount of talc or talc/graphite to your planter boxes or center fill hopper and blow the planter down to coat the entire interior of the planter with talc or talc/graphite to start with a lubricated system.
- Follow the instructions on your talc pail for recommended usage rate. Remember that this usage rate is a guideline and is subject to change depending upon variables such as relative humidity, seed size & texture as well as seed treatments which are tacky or gooey.
- Keep in mind you may have to lower or increase your talc usage if you experience uneven seed placement, seed not covered with talc, uneven seed flow or excessive residual deposits of talc or talc/graphite in your planter. Remember more is not always better.
- DO NOT dump the talc or talc/graphite on top of your seed in the planter box or center fill hopper but make every effort to mix the talc evenly throughout the seed as it is being poured into your planter box or center fill hopper.
- When using value added products with talc or talc/graphite remember you are making an investment in the future of your crop so make every effort to ensure they are mixed properly and applied correctly. Don’t waste your money by taking short cuts.
- When possible, use a talc feeder on a seed tender to evenly dispense & accurately meter your talc or talc/graphite especially if applying value added products.
