agronomic mythbusters jeff edwards small grains extension specialist
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Agronomic Mythbusters
Jeff Edwards
Small Grains Extension Specialist
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Agronomic Myths
• Soil testing is infallible
• Yield potential is the same as yield
• The SBNR system is perfect
• All farmers will embrace new technology
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Myth #1: Infallibility of soil testing
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Variation in soil testing
• Almost infinite spatial variation• Manage for the average
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Spatial variation• management may or may not be
profitable• does added accuracy result in
increased profit– ability to measure 1 m2 or less– where is good enough?– new car example
• add on for $1,000 will increase fuel economy 60%
• add on for $5,000 will increase fuel economy 5%
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Temporal Variation
• Variation between sampling dates• Lab variation
– small amt. of soil used– still the best we have
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Soil testing only works if a test is taken
• 11 % every year• 17 % every 2 yr• 32% every 3 yr• 37 % never
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Myth #2: Yield potential is the same as yield, or that
thing said I would make 55 bu and I only made 45!
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Maximum yield potential
150 bu/ac
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Most yield potential is lost at sowing
potential is now 45-110 bu/ac
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Insects and seedling diseases = more yield potential lost
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Grazing reduces yield potential
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Yield potential losses due to weeds
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Sensor readings occur after many of these yield potential
reducing factors
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Whether or not yield potential = actual yield depends on environment
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Myth #3: The system is perfect
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Accuracy of nitrogen recommendations
1. SBNR (blackjack)
2. Soil testing (roulette)
3. Guessing (lottery)
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Putting things in perspective
• Its different so people doubt the validity
• Farmers have gotten fertilizer rates wrong for years and shrugged it off
• It is not perfect, but it is much better than what you have been using
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Myth #4: all farmers will embrace this new
technology
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Soil testing has been around for a long time
• 11 % every year• 17 % every 2 yr• 32% every 3 yr• 37 % never
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Where the rubber meets the road
• For those who are really serious about curbing nitrogen costs….this is the way
• No other prospects on the horizon– oil prices remain high– biotech will not solve the problem– legume crops have limited use
• n is dependent on biomass production• must leave everything in the field (i.e. don’t harvest
grain or hay)
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Summary
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Check results
• Have an open mind and give the SBNR program a fair chance
• Focus on profit rather than yield
• Compare to what you would normally do– make comparisons fair– strips work better than ½ by ½– field vs. field or year vs. year are not valid comparisons
• Report results
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Questions and Discussion