Creative Double Cropping paid off 15-20” tall plants AG2.9 planted late July following corn and
harvested in late October 2012
Crop Insurance Planting Dates-2013
Corn Soybean
Full coverage Mar 21- May 20 Apr 16-June 15
Partial coverage Till June 15 Till June 25
Plant Early for Best Corn Yield– usually…. (Milan, REC; Dekalb 63-84 VT3)
210 216
180 186 166
112 95
176 182
140 139
115
47 65 63
82
42 31
118
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2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 5 yr avg
drylandIrrigated
30%
Irrigated and dryland corn yields, UT Milan REC
(Pioneer 33N58 with 220 units N at planting)
Value of Irrigation—consistent yields across extreme environments
178
253
Corn Water Use
Critical Water Need
Approx. Inch/Week
Kernel Row number (V9-V12) 1.75”
Ear length (V12-V17) 2.0”
Ear Size Potential (V17-R2) 2.3”
Grain fill (R3- black layer) varies
Soybeans can Recover from Early Season Drought (Milan, REC; planted May 14th)
Maturity
R1 R2 R3 R4 July Rain
Aug Rain
Sep Rain
Yield (Bu/A)
Date when 50% plants/plot were at this stage 3.8 6-20 6-26 7-8 7-16 66.8 3.9 6-20 6-26 7-8 7-18 69.9 4.2 6-25 7-2 7-10 7-29 76.6 4.7 6-28 7-5 7-12 7-31 75.1 4.8 7-2 7-12 7-16 8-5 82.1 5.0 7-2 7-12 7-18 8-5 79.9
Data are average for 130K and 180K populations and 15 and 30 inch row widths for indeterminate varieties.
6.07
” beg
7-7
-12
4.58
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4.96
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Maturity Group and Yield 2012 Season (15” rows planted at 130K/A)
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93Y84 93Y92 94Y23 94Y70 94Y80 95Y01
IrrigatedDryland
Bushels/A
Irrigated beans had higher plant populations at harvest (130K/A Planting Rate; Milan REC)
Variety Irrigated Dryland Irrigated Dryland 15” rows 15” rows 30” rows 30” rows
93Y84 127,195 95,832 103,237 75,576 93Y92 108,464 110,642 106,504 105,850 94Y23 123,275 94,960 97,139 87,337 94Y70 121,968 96,703 108,464 90,605 94Y80 114,563 101,358 101,713 91,476 95Y01 121,097 109,642 96,921 104,810
Irrigated beans responded more consistently to narrow rows (Bushel increase in yield by going from 30” row to 15” rows)
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Yellow= Dryland Blue = Irrigated
Bus
hels
/A
Irrigated varieties had less “Green Stem Syndrome” Occurrence related to early season stress and variety
Nitrate Levels following Dry Corn Crop (MREC Oct 2012 ; 240 lbs N split applied)
55.1
64.9
43.4
56.4
37.8
59.1
43.1
32.3
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80 bu
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PPM X 2 = lbs Nitrogen/Acre for 6” sample
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ATE
Nitrate levels following Soybean Harvest (MREC ppm Oct 2012; 60 bushel yield potential field )
5 4 3.4 1.9 0
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0-6" 6-12" 12-18" 18-24"
PPM nitrates
P and K levels at different soil depths (MREC Oct 2012; ppm following corn; n=12)
25 10.3 11.7 12.8
133.1 111.8
98.2 91.4
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0-6" 6-12" 12-18" 18-24"
P KFall 2011 test results: 88 ppm K 41 ppm P Fertilized 23-60-90
‘Fertilizer credit’ flowing a drought Broadcast fertilizer situation
Wheat and cover crops trap unused nitrogen Nitrogen- use it or lose it; plant wheat or cover crop; no carryover into 2013 crop
P205 and K20
• Should be available for 2013 cropping season
Nitrogen Management in corn (example: targeting 220 lb N/A) Dryland Irrigated 220 lbs N at planting (add N stabilizer for urea or UAN)
220 lbs N at planting
50 lbs at planting fb 170 lbs sidedress V3-V5 (add a N stabilizer urea or UAN)
50 lbs at planting fb 170 sidedress V3-V5
35 lbs at planting 145 lbs sidedress V3-V5 40 lbs 2 week pretassel (add N stabilizer for urea or UAN)
35 lbs at planting 145 lbs sidedress V3-V5 40 lbs 2 week pretassel
50 lbs at planting 90 lbs sidedress knee high corn 50 lbs waist high corn 30 lbs 2 week pretassel
2012 Yield and Population (Irrigated Dekalb 62-63 Milan REC; 34-0-0)
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Roundup Ready 1 Patent • Monsanto patent on RR1 technology in soybean expiring in 2014
• Monsanto will continue to collect tech fees in 2013 and 2014
• 2015 will be first year producers can purchase RR1 seed at lower cost and save seed except:
• When seed contains other patented yield traits • Contact seed company rep for more details fall 2014
Drought Tolerant Corn Gene I.D. and traditional plant breeding- Syngenta seeds ‘Artesian’ and Pioneer ‘AquaMax’ hybrids • NK seeds 4000 series hybrids • Pioneer 1498 HR
GMO trait(s)- Monsanto ‘DroughtGard’ hybrids • Cleared for use in U.S. but not for foreign exports
Drought Tolerant Corn
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Syngenta’s Artesian hybrids
Pioneer’s Aquamax hybrids
Foliar Yield Enhancement Products Micronutrient products:
Delta Ag- MicroVite (0-0-0; 6% Su, 4% Zn, Mg, Cu, Mn)
Delta Ag- CropKarb (8-0-18; Bo), AgXplore- SoyScience (4-0-10, 0.5% Bo, Mn) AgroCulture- FertiRain (12-3-3)
Anti-stress/PGR product: Stoller- Bioforge
2012 GoBeans Locations
Dyer Co. Alan Sims
Weakley Co. David Oliver
Shelby Co. Keith Wilder Giles Co.
Jason Birdsong
Franklin Co. Justin Woodall
Coffee Co. Greg Freeze
Cannon Co. Danny Powell
Gibson Co. Denton Parkins
Madison Co. Matt Griggs
UT 2012 GoBeans Plot Results Treatment
Cannon (93Y92)
Coffee (AG 3730)
Dyer* (Terral 4610)
Franklin* (Armor 48R40)
Gibson (Terral 47R74)
Giles (DP4888)
Madison (94Y70)
Shelby* (AG4303)
Weakley (93Y92)
Bushels/Acre corrected to 13% moisture
MicroVite 75.8 68.9 53.3 59.9 41.5 59.0 46.4 41.6 17.1
Bioforge 75.9 65.9 50.7 55.6 42.8 57.5 45.8 44.8 19.1
SoyScience 75.4 71.3 48.2 62.1 44.4 57.4 44.8 46.5 18.5
CropKarb 73.6 69.2 48.5 60.2 44.4 59.0 46.1 45.6 18.5
FertiRain ---- ---- 48.4 58.8 44.6 57.9 46.2 47.4 17.5
Untreated 75.2 64.5 54.3 58.5 41.4 58.1 47.6 40.2 18.0
Plot Average
75.2 68.0 50.5 59.0 43.2 58.2 47.7 44.3 18.0
*Field variability may have affected numbers; Highlighted cells are products yielding 3 bu or better than the check for a location
Soy Foliar Fert Demonstration 2012 Product
Rate
Tested
Number
of
locations
Average
Yield over
locations (Bu/Acre)
Yield 3 Bu
or better
than
Untreated
Return/Acre
Above
Untreated
Excluding
Coffee Co.
Return/Acre
Above
Untreated
over all
locations SoyScience 2 Qts/A 9 52.1 44% of trials -$0.94 $10.05
CropKarb 2 Qts/A 9 51.7 33% of trials -$2.93 $3.26
MicroVite 2 Qts/A 9 51.5 11% of trials -$4.30 $4.45
Bioforge 1 pint/A 9 50.9 11% of trials -$13.87 -$11.37
FertiRain 4 gal/A 7 45.8* 28% of trials -$23.84 -$23.84
Untreated
Check --- 9 50.9 ---
*FertiRain was tested in 7 counties and was not included in the two highest yielding
locations.