SmartStax is the 2009 New Product of the YearAg
March 19, 2010
SmartStax selected for its impact on corn production
April 27, 2006 Agronomy
Rowed beans require a minimum of 80,000 plants per acre. Seed input costs coupled with tighter profit margins are forcing growers to reconsider their soybean seeding rates.
In a recent soybean production survey growers were asked to list their current row spacing and soybean seeding rates (Table 1). The results of this survey indicated that 57% of Indiana soybean growers are planting in rows spaced ≤10 inches apart, 31% of growers are between 11 and 20 inches, and 12% of growers are ≥21 inches. Within each row spacing category, growers may be over-planting as much as 6% (≤ 10 inches), 24% (between 11 and 20 inches), or 33% (≥21 inches). These results suggest that growers are relatively close to the Purdue University recommendations for row spacings ≤10 inches; however there is less confidence in the seeding rate recommendations in rows spaced ≥11 inches. Those growers at ≥11 inches would benefit most by re-evaluating their current seeding rate practices.
March 19, 2010
SmartStax selected for its impact on corn production
March 19, 2010
WI machinery systems specialist Matt Digman says block your wheels and hydraulics, and use all skin, eye, and respiratory protections.
March 18, 2010
We’ve published new articles for the MSU Field CAT Alert newsletter.
March 17, 2010
Here’s this week’s report from the Univ. of Missouri