05/17/2026
Have you ever asked yourself why your herbicides are not working very well?
Have you ever checked your pH levels in your tank mix? Well, here's your answer....
1. Stopping "Alkaline Hydrolysis" (The Chemical Breakdown) When a farmer mixes an expensive herbicide into hard, alkaline well water (which often sits above a 7.5 or 8.0 pH in Nebraska), the water instantly starts a process called alkaline hydrolysis.
High-pH water physically attacks and degrades the herbicide molecules, breaking them down into inactive forms before the spray droplets even leave the boom.
Your Solution:
Our FRIEND FOLIAR 12 with 5.0-5.5 pH. FF-12 acts as an immediate defensive buffer, preventing that chemical breakdown and ensuring 100% of the active ingredient remains intact and lethal to the w**ds
2. Weeds like velvetleaf, pigw**d, and lambsquarters that protect themselves with a thick, waxy outer layer called a cuticle.
The Science: In high-pH water, herbicide molecules carry a negative electrical charge, which causes them to repel away from the leaf's waxy surface.Your Solution: At a 5.09 pH, the herbicide molecules become neutral and uncharged. This uncharged state allows the herbicide to smoothly dissolve directly through the leaf's waxy cuticle and enter the plant's vascular system in as little as 3 hours.
3. The "Calcium & Magnesium" Decoy...
Hard well water is packed with positively charged minerals like Calcium and Magnesium. These minerals seek out and bind tightly to Glyphosate molecules, neutralizing them completely and making the w**d spray useless. Our Solution: The Friend Foliar 12!! Plant feeding agents manufactured right here in Friend, Nebraska!
They grab hold of those hard water minerals first, wrapping them up so they cannot touch or deactivate the farmer's herbicide molecules. When we deliver a tote of Friend Foliar 12, we can explain why you won't need to buy a surfactant. Also, with our product, we are not only making your herbicides work way better, we are also feeding the plant with our amino acid chelated mixture to get the plant exactly what it needs. How do we know this? We provide sap testing of the plant's blood stream system, and dial in which product type of very quick absorbing nutrients the plant needs...withing 24-36 hours after application! Remember, a plant feeds 95% through the leaves, (98% if legumes) so why not "spoon feed" it where the mouth is, throughout the growing season?
You don't need to go out and buy an extra expensive chemical water conditioner or acidifier for your tank mix. Our Friend Foliar 12 is already locked in at a self-buffering 5.09 pH (per labs analysis) . The moment you drop 1-2 quarts of it into the tank with your herbicides, it will go to work, acting as a "Trojan Horse" and fools the w**ds into thinking it's getting a great meal for itself, only to find out that it just consumed " its demise. Plus with our Friend Foliar 12, a 12-0-0 pharmaceutical grade urea with very low biuret, won't gas off or burn any leaves, and it is mixed with many plant and soil nutrients to give the roots, leaves, and soil a boost to raise the brix levels to keep the natural exudate flowing to help build test weight in the kernel or bean. And as a great alfalfa "tonic" to raise TDN and proteins. We will tailor a nutrient/foliar feed for each field no matter what crop you're growing! And remember, our products will fix many issues that come from the dirt! We will change "dirt" back to healthy, vibrant soil!
And remember, our Friend Foliar 12 is mixed with NO WATER!
You get a very great food source for your crops, and you can add your own water...your not paying us for it!
Call us today, at 402-947-1476
