This month’s edition of “Gizmos & Gadgets” includes a nitrogen optimizer for crops, a crop insecticide, a geothermal livestock waterer and a drive-over gate.

Nitrogen optimizing bio-stimulant

A decade of painstaking research has culminated in the development of RDX-N™, a revolutionary nitrogen optimization technology from Redox Bio-Nutrients now available to growers everywhere.

RDX-N is a stable, botanical extract bio-stimulant combined with organic carbon compounds that stimulate better nitrogen metabolism in the plant itself. Optimizing nitrogen use is essential for peak plant performance, including improving crop quality and increased crop yields.

“I’m extremely excited about what this new technology offers,” remarks Redox owner and CEO, Darin Moon. “It’s unlike anything in the marketplace and will help growers achieve plant charge balance, the single most important thing you can do for year-over-year success in the field.”

RDX-N™ has a patent-pending combination of bio-stimulants that increase nitrogen optimization, including a 50% efficiency gain in synthetic liquid nitrogen applications while maintaining peak production and quality.

Key benefits from Redox nutrition include soil health, root growth, abiotic stress defense and efficient nutrient uptake.

For more information visit https://bit.ly/4kNpgae.

Sticky insecticide designed for small insects and mites

Attune Agriculture, the leader in hydrocolloid-based ag products, announces its new line of insecticides. Entrapment^®, has received EPA registration and will soon be available for use in all states, including California. Entrapment is a new class of insecticide that uses a purely physical mode of action to control insect and mite pests on a wide range of crops without causing phytotoxicity.

It is a nonsystemic, contact insecticide that utilizes a physical mode of action to control insect and mite pests. Powered by Rhexalloid^® technology, it harnesses the power of hydrocolloids to transform every water droplet in the tank mix into adhesive traps on the plant with performance equal to, or greater than, conventional chemical insecticides.

The tightly anchored “traps” capture or immobilize small insects and mites that come into direct contact with the droplet while not trapping larger beneficials. Entrapment does not disrupt the metabolic or nervous system pathways of pests, which minimizes the potential for insect resistance. This makes the product a valuable new tool in all insect resistance management strategies.

For more information visit https://bit.ly/4iM2T37.

Geothermal heated and cooled waterers

The Geostar waterer is a naturally heated and cooled livestock waterer that provides an automatic source of drinking water for all types of livestock. The Geostar is nonelectric; it utilizes the natural geothermal energy from the ground to provide heat to keep the water from freezing in the winter and coolness to keep water cool in the summer.

Geostar Specifications:

• 68-inch (in.) height (44-48 in. buried into the ground);
• 2.5-in. thick double-insulated poly walls;
• 17.5 R-value;
• 2.5 gallons/minute at 50 PSI;
• extremely durable; and
• low-maintenance.

The Geostar thrives in cold weather as it naturally harvests the earth’s heat to keep the water from freezing and keep livestock fully hydrated in even the coldest conditions. The Geostar is able to keep precious drinking water from freezing because it is buried a full 48 in. into the ground and allows 20 in. to stand above grade for a comfortable drinking height.

For more information visit https://bit.ly/4hwVaoD.

Drive-over gates

Real-Tuff Livestock Equipment is proud to offer the convenience of their Deluxe Drive-Over ATV Gate. Drive-over gates sized for all-terrain vehicles (ATV/4-wheeler) eliminate the need to dismount the vehicle to pass through into the pasture or pen.

Benefits of drive-over gates:

• replaces the need for cattle guards;
• ensures livestock do not escape through a gate left open;
• contains livestock while passing through the gate;
• baler belt on the gate protects the vehicle; and
• gate is accessible from both sides.

The Deluxe Drive-Over ATV Gate is a swinging gate with a spring mechanism that can be pushed over with an ATV. The gate automatically returns to the upright position without requiring the rider to dismount the vehicle.