Warehouse Show Plot

This plot is the one right across from our warehouse. It didn't have great yields but they were better than some others. Planted at 34,500 with starter fertilizer.

Pioneer P9675amx    172.3 bu/a   20.8%   54.6#
Pioneer P9188amx    169.7 bu/a   17.6%   55.4#
DeKalb 43-48            175.1 bu/a   18.3%   53.5#
Pioneer P9526amxt   160.3 bu/a   21.5%   53.6#
Pioneer P9538amxt   166.7 bu/a   21.7%   51.6#
Pioneer P9644amx    160.6 bu/a   25.1%   52.9#
DeKalb 46-20            168.9 bu/a   20.0%   54.3#
Pioneer P9917amx    163.5 bu/a   21.7%   52.7#
Pioneer P9703amx    175.1 bu/a   23.8%   52.2#
Pioneer P9834amx    162.0 bu/a   25.9%   50.3#
DeKalb 48-12            161.5 bu/a   23.3%   52.0#
Pioneer P0157amx    172.1 bu/a   26.0%   53.2#
Pioneer P0193amx    150.9 bu/a   27.0%   50.5#
Pioneer P9834/9917  146.4 bu/a   24.0%   52.9#  -  Blend
DeKalb 50-84            150.3 bu/a   25.5%   49.6#

Four hybrids were at a little higher level than others. P9703amx is a new 97-day hybrid that is showing some potential. P0157amx is the new 101-day. No one ever checks to see what a 2 hybrid blend would do in corn. People do it for soybeans so why not corn? P9834 is a low test weight corn and P9917 is a higher test weight corn so we mixed them in some plots just to see what would happen. The P9917 does seem to pull up the poor test weight of P9834 and lower the moisture but we didn't see any yield benefits in general.

Anderson Corn Plot N of Wheaton

This plot was found along the east side of Highway 75 north of Wheaton 4-5 miles. This plot took a big hit from too much rain and from early frost like a lot of our plots this year.

Pioneer P9526amxt  131.8 bu/a   19.9%   53.6#
Pioneer P9538amxt  153.1 bu/a   19.0%   52.0#
Pioneer P9644amx   132.4 bu/a   21.7%   53.6#
DeKalb 46-20           128.8 bu/a   19.4%   53.3#
Pioneer P9703amx   138.8 bu/a   20.4%   52.3#
Pioneer P9917amx   131.4 bu/a   19.6%   53.9#
Pioneer P9834amx   111.5 bu/a   21.4%   50.2#
DeKalb 48-12           117.7 bu/a   21.8%   51.5#
Pioneer P0193amx   146.0 bu/a   22.2%   50.2#
Pioneer P0157amx   130.7 bu/a   24.2%   53.6#
Pioneer P9917/9834 130.8 bu/a   19.8%   51.0# Blended
DeKalb 50-84           117.9 bu/a   22.7%   50.6#

Not going to learn too much from this plot either. Yields are off pretty good. This area took some really poor weather early in the season and also took a pretty hard frost in the fall.  The top yielder was P9538 amxt which is a new 95-day hybrid that we are watching closely.

Jorschumb Corn Plot

This plot is just ne of Wheaton along the Norcross tar. Had very wet conditions and early frost nipped it too. Planted around May 25th, 34,500 population.

DeKalb 43-48           131.2 bu/a               
Pioneer P9526amxt  129.9 bu/a   21.0%   52.9#
Pioneer P9538amxt  152.0 bu/a   19.9%   53.0#
Pioneer 9644amx      146.9 bu/a   21.2%   54.4#
DeKalb 46-20           160.1 bu/a   19.6%   53.3#
Pioneer P9703amx    139.1 bu/a   22.2%   51.9#
Pioneer P9917amx    136.6 bu/a   20.2%   54.0#
Pioneer P9834amx    133.5 bu/a   21.6%   50.1#
Dekalb 48-12            140.7 bu/a   21.3%   50.8#
Pioneer P0157amx    147.7 bu/a   23.9%   52.7#
DeKalb 50-84           135.1 bu/a   24.1%   50.2#

Not much to learn from this plot. Just had too much stress. Note again the moisture and test weight on P9917amx though. It is acting more like a 95-96 day corn hybrid this year.
  

SW of Dumont Plot

This plot was 3-4 miles southwest of Dumont. Very good plot, even and good yields. Planted on May 15, harvested on Oct 20, 36,000 population. Results:

DeKalb 50-66         193.2 bu/a   18.5%   53.7#
Croplan 3699          194.7 bu/a   19.2%   53.5#
Pioneer P9526amxt 184.0 bu/a   19.4%   53.9#
DeKalb 49-29          216.6 bu/a   20.6%   54.0#
Pioneer P9917amx  180.1 bu/a   20.7%   51.9#
DeKalb 50-84          215.3 bu/a   23.2%   52.0#
Pioneer P9917amx  189.8 bu/a   19.1%   54.7#
Pioneer P0157amx  205.4 bu/a   23.9%   53.0#
Pioneer P9538amxt 195.1 bu/a   19.8%   52.7#  -  Had Starter Fertilizer
Pioneer P9538amxt 198.7 bu/a   19.1%   52.2#  -  No Starter Fertilizer
Pioneer P9644amx  201.5 bu/a   19.9%   54.0#
Pioneer P9188am    184.3 bu/a   16.7%   55.0#
Pioneer P9917amx  199.3 bu/a   18.6%   54.4#

This plot shows that you can't win them all. The competition takes the top two spots with some very nice yields. P0157 is a new 101-day hybrid that is showing up pretty well this year. Yield on P9917 was pretty good but moisture and test weight was very good for a 99-day corn. P9644 is a new 96-day hybrid that we are checking out. Note no response to starter fertilizer here although it was noticeably drier.

Yost/Sorenson Corn Plot

This plot is north and west of Wheaton. Early frost hit this field pretty hard and obviously affected the 100 day corn hybrids. Planted at 34,500/acre.

Pioneer P8906am1        131.9 bu/a     16.7%     52.7#
Pioneer P9188amx        144.0 bu/a     17.2%     52.2#
Pioneer P9305am          126.9 bu/a     19.8%     52.5#
Pioneer P9366amx        130.6 bu/a     18.4%     52.3#
DeKalb DKC43-48       146.4 bu/a     18.4%     52.9#
Pioneer P9675amx        149.2 bu/a     19.7%     53.6#
Pioneer P9526amxt       149.4 bu/a     19.6%     53.5#
Pioneer P9538amxt       144.7 bu/a     18.9%     51.6#
Pioneer P9644amx        128.4 bu/a     21.2%     53.5#
DeKalb DKC46-20       131.9 bu/a     18.6%     53.3#
Pioneer P9703amx        152.9 bu/a     21.2%     52.1#
Pioneer P9917amx        148.2 bu/a     20.6%     54.6#
Pioneer P9834amx        144.4 bu/a     21.9%     50.1#
Pioneer 9834/9917mix  148.6 bu/a    20.0%      51.8#
DeKalb DKC48-12        134.9 bu/a    19.9%     51.6#
Pioneer P0193amx         112.9 bu/a    24.3%     49.2#
Pioneer P0157amx         130.1 bu/a    24.4%     52.7#
DeKalb DKC50-84        127.2 bu/a    21.0%     52.0#
Inotech 97 day                135.6 bu/a    18.6%     50.1#

The highest yielder was a new Pioneer 97 day hybrid P9703amx at 152.9 bu/a. By the yields you can tell this field had a rough go of it with either early season rain or late season frost. The Pioneer P9188amx in red above is a new 91 day that clearly is better than our old 90 day hybrids. It stands well with god drydown. The other thing that stuck out in the plot was the test weight on the P9917amx along with a pretty dry moisture for a 99 day corn. This year P9917amx is acting more like a 95-96 day corn. We also mixed P9917 with P9834, a low test weight and wet hybrid from Pioneer and you'll notice that in this plot, the P9917's test weight and moisture tended to drag the whole mix towards a better result.

Corn In-Furrow Treatment Plot

Every year we check out some of the various in-furrow treatments for corn that are offered. This year is no different. P9917amx was the hybrid used. The results:

HYBRID     TREATMENT        YIELD       Moist    Tst Wt
P9917amx    Sabrex                    157.3 bu/a  19.3%   54.6#
P9917amx    Quickstart              162.0 bu/a   18.4%   54.5#
P9917amx    Conklin/Amplify   149.4 bu/a   18.8%   54.9#
P9917amx    Check                    140.4 bu/a   18.8%   53.9#
P9917amx    WC205                  143.4 bu/a   18.4%   52.9#
P9917amx     Rizer                     154.8 bu/a   18.4%   54.7#
P9917amx     Starter Fert Only   132.2 bu/a   18.6%   52.3#
P9917amx     Starter/Generate    No Yield     18.2%   54.9#

The Quickstart yield is pretty good. The last check was obviously a water-injured strip and the starter-only probably has some effect from the water also. Not sure what to make of it.

Warehouse SB Plot

The Boehmlehner warehouse plot is the plot just across the highway from South Valley Seed. It is our show plot and gets planted relatively early since it's easily accessible. The results:

Pioneer P07T50r  -  48.9 bu/a
Pioneer 90Y81     -  43.3 bu/a
AsGrow AG0732 -  35.1 bu/a
Pioneer 90M80     -  42.2 bu/a
Pioneer P10T02r  -  45.9 bu/a
Pioneer P10T91r  -  49.0 bu/a
Pioneer 91Y10     -  42.2 bu/a
AsGrow AG1230 -  46.9 bu/a
Pioneer P13T99r  -  39.1 bu/a
Pioneer P15T83r  -  43.6 bu/a
AsGrow AG1431 -  50.4 bu/a
Pioneer P16T04r  -  39.7 bu/a
Pioneer P19T60r  -  51.1 bu/a
Pioneer P22T61r  -  42.9 bu/a

Two of the new "T" Series beans showed up on top as well as a competitor. P19T60r is a 1.9 maturity bean that did not act like it. It was way earlier in all plots and I would classify it this year as a 1.6 maturity bean. It had a very heavy canopy to hold down late-season waterhemp and if it hadn't gotten frozen a little too early in our other plots, you'd have seen some outstanding yields in those plots as well. This field was planted early enough that frost didn't affect it much at all. If you want a good late season soybean, P19T60r is definitely worth looking at. Just make sure you plant it early!

Anderson Soybean Test Plot

This plot is located 5-6 miles north of Wheaton along Hwy 75. Like the other bean plots, it received frost before it really wanted it.  The results:

Pioneer P07T50r  -  46.3 bu/a
Pioneer 90Y81     -  54.9 bu/a
AsGrow AG0732 -  53.7 bu/a
Pioneer 90M80     -  58.9 bu/a
Pioneer P10T02r  -  59.9 bu/a
Pioneer P10T91r  -  58.3 bu/a
Pioneer 91Y10     -  53.7 bu/a
AsGrow AG1431 -  52.5 bu/a
Pioneer P13T99r  -  48.6 bu/a
Pioneer P15T83r  -  47.5 bu/a
AsGrow AG1230 -  47.5 bu/a
Pioneer P16T04r  -  48.9 bu/a
Pioneer P19T60r  -  52.4 bu/a
Pioneer P10T02r  -  57.1 bu/a

P10T02r was top in plot with P19T91r  and 90M80 right behind. Again the late-maturing varieties didn't make it, and again the mid-group 1.0 maturity beans were at the top.

Jorschumb SB Plot

Jorschumb's soybean plot is right next to Wheaton on the NE side along the Wheaton/Norcross tar. It was a real nice plot but was planted late and had some frost. The results:

Pioneer P07T50r  -  59.9 bu/a
Pioneer 90M80    -  60.8 bu/a
AsGrow AG0732 -  56.0 bu/a
Pioneer P10T02r  -  62.4 bu/a  -  #1
Pioneer P10T91r  -  57.4 bu/a
Pioneer 91Y10     -  57.7 bu/a
AsGrow AG1431 -  55.3 bu/a
Pioneer P13T99r  -  54.1 bu/a
Pioneer P15T83r  -  55.3 bu/a
Pioneer P19T60r  -  51.3 bu/a
Pioneer P16T04r  -  58.2 bu/a
Pioneer P22T61r  -  47.2 bu/a

P10T02r was top yielder at 62.4 bu/a with a good showing by 90M80 also. This is the first plot or field info where P10T91r wasn't at or near the top. Just shows that one plot location is not enough to get good info. You need multiple locations and multiple fields to get a good read on some of these varieties. Note also that the worst yield was a 2.2 maturity bean that obviously took a big hit from frost. We always like to see how far we can push things here in Traverse County and obviously a 2.2 maturity bean is too far!

This plot also had a comparison of different seed treatments applied to 91Y10. The results:

2030/PPST Treated - 57.7 bu/a
WC150 Treated       - 55.0 bu/a
WECO Treated       -  54.3 bu/a
Marauder Treated   -  54.4 bu/a
MegaPack Treated  - 52.9 bu/a

As you can see, the 2030/PPST Treatment which we use here at South Valley Seed was the highest yielder and along with our other treatment plot, confirms that we are recommending and using the right seed treatment.

2014 Soybean Seed Treatment Plot

As we do every year, we planted a plot comparing seed treatments on beans to non-treated seed. Over the last 6 years we have compared non-treated to treated over 75 times with a yield advantage to the treated soybeans over 80% of the time. The first set of results is with no starter fertilizer applied in-furrow. The second set of results is with starter fertilizer and an in-furrow product from West Central Chemical.
Here are the results:

Pioneer 91Y10  -  Marauder treated  -  51.9 bu/a
Pioneer 91Y10  -  WECO treated      -  51.3 bu/a
Pioneer 91Y10  -  MegaPack treated -  53.3 bu/a
Pioneer 91Y10  -  2030/PPST treated-  54.0 bu/a  -  Best
Pioneer 91Y10  -  untreated check     -  49.7 bu/a  -  Worst
Pioneer 91Y10  -  WC150 treated      -  52.5 bu/a

Again this year, we have had a response to seed treatment. The lowest yield is the untreated check and the highest is the seed treatment that we use at South Valley Seed. It is consistent with our recommendations of using a seed treatment, put it on. The return won't change your lifestyle, but it can enhance it!

These set of results are the same treatments but with a starter fertilizer applied also. The results:

Pioneer 91Y10  -  Marauder treated  -  51.8 bu/a
Pioneer 91Y10  -  WECO treated      -  51.2 bu/a
Pioneer 91Y10  -  MegaPack treated -  45.3 bu/a
Pioneer 91Y10  -  2030/PPST treated-  54.2 bu/a  -  Best
Pioneer 91Y10  -  untreated check     -  51.1 bu/a
Pioneer 91Y10  -  WC150 treated      -  50.4 bu/a

The only thing that sticks out is that the fertilizer had no effect other than possibly a negative effect on yield for certain treatments. The treatment that we use, PPST, had no negative effect on it at all.

2014 Yost/Sorenson Soybean Plot

This soybean plot was planted about 4 miles northwest of Wheaton. Plot got a pretty stiff frost before harvest and all moistures were about the same at 12.5% - 12.7%.
The results are:

Pioneer P07T50r  -  51.8 bu/a
Pioneer 90Y81     -  52.6 bu/a
AsGrow AG0732 -  51.1 bu/a
Pioneer 90M80    -  48.4 bu/a
Pioneer P10T02r  -  52.5 bu/a
Pioneer P10T91r  -  54.1 bu/a  -  #1
Pioneer 91Y10     -  52.0 bu/a
AsGrow AG1230 -  51.0 bu/a
Pioneer P13T99r  -  51.4 bu/a
Pioneer P15T83r  -  52.5 bu/a
AsGrow AG1431 -  51.7 bu/a
Pioneer P16T04r  -  48.5 bu/a
Pioneer P19T60r  -  49.2 bu/a
Pioneer P22T61r  -  44.8 bu/a

The higher maturity beans at the end had obvious hail damaged beans in the sample. P10T91r was the highest yielder with 2 other "T" Series beans right behind.

Sorenson SB Test Plot North Weaton

Had a chance on Oct 2 to take our first soybean test plot off. This plot is northwest of Wheaton 4 miles. Nice ground but got nipped pretty hard by the frost earlier. The soybeans looked beautiful and we expected a little higher yields (believe it or not) for the plot but the frost took off the top end of yield we think.
The results are:
Pioneer 91Y10  -  52.5 bu/a - 12.6%
Pioneer P10T02 - 62.7 bu/a - 13.6% - #1
Pioneer P10T91 - 56.8 bu/a - 12.8%
AsGrow 1230    - 57.2 bu/a - 13.2%
Pioneer P15T83 - 53.5 bu/a - 13.4%
Pioneer P19T60 - 51.2 bu/a - 13.5%
AsGrow 1431    - 51.6 bu/a - 13.0%
Pioneer 90M80  - 51.6 bu/a - 13.0%

The high variety here is one of our new T-Series beans in the 1.0 maturity range. A reminder, the the two numbers after the P is the maturity. For example, Pioneer P15T83r has a 15 after the P which makes it a 1.5 maturity bean, Pioneer P10T02 has a 10 after the P so it is a 1.0 bean. The later maturing beans seem to have had their yield potential nipped by the frost here.

Southern Minnesota Yields

We have all heard how good the soybean crop is south of us so thought we'd show you a yield test from southern Minnesota to show you what yields are doing down there.

Pioneer P19T60r  -  72.9 bu/a - 12.6%
Pioneer P15T83r  -  69.7 bu/a - 13.2%
Pioneer P13T99r  -  76.0 bu/a - 13.1%

Guess they do have a great crop! This is from the Hills, Mn area by the Iowa border. All three of these varieties are in our soybean plots too. It'll be hard to beat those yields!

Soybean Side X Sides

In a field out on the county line between Traverse and Grant County, there were a number of side x side comparisons made. It is not a plot and shouldn't be taken that way as the comparisons were quite a ways apart.

Pioneer P10T91 - 61.59 bu/a     10.8%
Wensman 3102 -  57.81 bu/a     10.5%
Wensman 3102 -  55.63 bu/a     10.8%

Pioneer P10T02 - 56.37 bu/a     11.1%
Pioneer P10T91 - 61.05 bu/a     10.5%

Pioneer P10T02 - 56.37 bu/a      10.95
Pioneer  91Y10 -  59.19 bu/a     11.0%

Pioneer 91Y10 -  56.03 bu/a      11.6%
Wensman 3121 - 57.01 bu/a      10.9%

Wensman 3121 - 59.35 bu/a      10.5%
Pioneer 91Y10  - 62.77 bu/a      10.9%

Soil was Red River Valley clay loam. High IDC and SCN but would still rate this ground as pretty good, not a real challenged field.

A New Harvest Season

Well, here it is and a new harvest season is upon us. Soybean results are just starting to trickle in. Some early results are in and Pioneer P10T91 soybean is showing up real well.
- South of Wheaton, a 154 acre field averaged 61.5 bu/a with a 12.7% moisture.
- Between Wheaton and Norcross on the county line, P10T91's in very difficult soils averaged 46.5 bu/a over 237.1 acres. The field next to it, a competition bean variety averaged 25 bu/a. Not a true comparison but it gives you an idea of how tough the ground is in that area.
- The same P10T91's in an adjacent field out-yielded Asgrow 0732 by 5.5 bu/a.

We expected P10T91's to show up real well this year as they came out of the ground fast and with great vigor, even through the cold, wet spring. They also canopied real well in comparison to other varieties and were able to hold down late-season weeds better than almost any bean. This is the second year that we have seen them. Refer to our posts from last fall on this blog and you will see some pretty good results. P10T91 is definitely a bean to keep your eye on!

We hope to add results as quickly as they come in so check back often if you can and please keep safety in mind as you tackle the harvest of 2014.