Our first plot results for the year 2013 are in as we were able to harvest our soybean test plot across from the warehouse. The results were definitely higher than I expected as I was figuring that the plot would run from 35-45 bu/a. This plot weighing was witnessed by Ray Ehlers.
The Results:
Pioneer 90Y41 .4 maturity 47.9 b/a
Pioneer P05T24R .5 maturity 43.3 b/a
Pioneer 90Y70 .7 maturity 50.4 b/a
Pioneer 90M80 .8 maturity 53.1 b/a
Pioneer 90Y81 .8 maturity 57.2 b/a
Pioneer P10T91R 1.0 maturity 54.1 b/a - Brand New!
Pioneer 91Y10 1.1 maturity 50.4 b/a - Newer! For tougher ground.
Pioneer 91Y30 1.3 maturity 52.7 b/a - A non-SCN variety
AsGrow 1431 1.4 maturity 53.1 b/a
Pioneer 91Y41 1.4 maturity 46.6 b/a
Pioneer P16T04R 1.6 maturity 44.3 b/a
Pioneer 91Y70 1.7 maturity 44.7 b/a
Pioneer 91Y81 1.8 maturity 48.8 b/a
Pioneer P19T60R 1.9 maturity 52.8 b/a (originally I thought that it might have benefited from being close to corn but based on further weighings, it's probably a legitimate yield)
On our plot day I expected that the real yield action would be in the 1.0 maturity range but I didn't expect it to be in the 50 b/a range! 90Y81 was the easy winner and it was one of the untreated varieties in the plot. Our new P10T91R was second. 91Y10 was a couple bushel off the top but it did well considering it was a poor seed sample with low germ when we planted. Moistures were from 10.5% - 12.5%. Note that the 1.4 beans and greater did suffer from the drought but did not benefit from the late rain we had. Also note that 90M80 showed very well as always.
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Friday, September 27, 2013
Tuesday, September 17, 2013
A New Year - 2013
Another harvest season has snuck up on us and unfortunately it probably won't be able to hold up well vs. 2012. Early reports on soybean yields are in the 30-39 bu/a range. Nothing special. The bean size so far is small and there just aren't enough pods on the top part of the bean plant to yield like last year.
For corn, my early theory was that corn will in general be light in test weight. I also looked at some ears of corn that were close to being black-layered and there just didn't seem to be much moisture there. Usually at black layer we can expect 33-35% moisture corn. It didn't seem like that would fit this year and I was expecting 27-29% moisture. Yesterday I found some corn that had black-layered over the weekend. I hand harvested a few ears and took test weight and moisture. I was right on the test weight as it weighed only 51.7#. The moisture was a surprise as it was only 23.2%! Add a point of moisture for going through a combine and it was still around 25%. It was a 93 day hybrid that was in a plot that is suffering alot of moisture stress but there will be others out there like it.
I have been in corn that will go 180bu/a and I have been in corn that will go half that. From field to field expect wide variances this fall based on rotation, moistures stress, even drown out north of Wheaton. It won't be as fun as last year.
For corn, my early theory was that corn will in general be light in test weight. I also looked at some ears of corn that were close to being black-layered and there just didn't seem to be much moisture there. Usually at black layer we can expect 33-35% moisture corn. It didn't seem like that would fit this year and I was expecting 27-29% moisture. Yesterday I found some corn that had black-layered over the weekend. I hand harvested a few ears and took test weight and moisture. I was right on the test weight as it weighed only 51.7#. The moisture was a surprise as it was only 23.2%! Add a point of moisture for going through a combine and it was still around 25%. It was a 93 day hybrid that was in a plot that is suffering alot of moisture stress but there will be others out there like it.
I have been in corn that will go 180bu/a and I have been in corn that will go half that. From field to field expect wide variances this fall based on rotation, moistures stress, even drown out north of Wheaton. It won't be as fun as last year.
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
End of Season - Corn - P9917
2012 was obviously an exceptional corn year. The highest strip of corn we weighed was 255 bu/a with strips rarely under 200 bu/a. Here is a run-down of our go-to hybrid, P9917:
- Consistanly at the top of every plot. We never weighed it even at a mediocre level. It was always near the top. It is a 99 day hybrid that is an early silker which silks like a 96 day hybrid. It has outstanding emergence and early growth. P9917 tends to be heavier than most hybrids. It also has extraordinary ability to handle drought as well as it seems to handle a corn-on-corn rotation well. We have seen it for three years now and it has performed in all three years. In 2010, it became the first hybrid that we had ever weighed to go over 235 bu/a. In 2011, a year for lots of brittle-stalk and wet cooler conditions, P9917 was still at the top of plots. In our warehouse test plot, it won it at 203 bu/a and it did not break from brittle-stalk in even the heaviest wind areas. The late-season stalk is better than or equal to comparative competitive hybrids.
- P9917 will be available in all forms of technologies including refuge-in-the-bag, acremax1, Roundup only, and conventional. Seed supply will be tight. This could be the next big thing in corn hybrids as it has been so consistantly excellent in a large geographic area. Contact us soon if you want to jump on this offering.
- Over the years, many growers have asked us for a dominant go-to hybrid like Pioneer 3751 was for many years in the late-80's and early 90's. We think we have that hybrid now. It's P9917 and you'll wnat to try it.
- Consistanly at the top of every plot. We never weighed it even at a mediocre level. It was always near the top. It is a 99 day hybrid that is an early silker which silks like a 96 day hybrid. It has outstanding emergence and early growth. P9917 tends to be heavier than most hybrids. It also has extraordinary ability to handle drought as well as it seems to handle a corn-on-corn rotation well. We have seen it for three years now and it has performed in all three years. In 2010, it became the first hybrid that we had ever weighed to go over 235 bu/a. In 2011, a year for lots of brittle-stalk and wet cooler conditions, P9917 was still at the top of plots. In our warehouse test plot, it won it at 203 bu/a and it did not break from brittle-stalk in even the heaviest wind areas. The late-season stalk is better than or equal to comparative competitive hybrids.
- P9917 will be available in all forms of technologies including refuge-in-the-bag, acremax1, Roundup only, and conventional. Seed supply will be tight. This could be the next big thing in corn hybrids as it has been so consistantly excellent in a large geographic area. Contact us soon if you want to jump on this offering.
- Over the years, many growers have asked us for a dominant go-to hybrid like Pioneer 3751 was for many years in the late-80's and early 90's. We think we have that hybrid now. It's P9917 and you'll wnat to try it.
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
"Heads Up" Plot SW of Wheaton
This plot is located 5-6 miles sw of Wheaton. Harvested on October 16th and planted in 30" rows. No witness here. The results:
Pioneer P0062xr - 212.96 bu/a - 13.7% - 57.1#
Pioneer P0115am1 - 209.75 bu/a - 13.0% - 59.5#
Pioneer P9917am1 - 216.93 bu/a - 13.2% - 59.8#
Dekalb DKC52-59 - 214.74 bu/a - 13.2% - 59.5#
Pioneer P9675amx - 197.34 bu/a - 12.9% - 59.8#
Pioneer P9630am1 - 213.04 bu/a - 13.0% - 59.1#
- Not surprisingly, plot was won by P9917am1 with three hybrids on it's heels. The yields were surprising as the corn itself didn't look like 210 bu/a corn. This is our last plot of the year and it's safe to say that P9917 was the dominant hybrid this year with P0062 closely behind it. P0533 was tremendous also but it is a 105 day hybrid so places to plant it in this area are limited. I will detail some of the characteristics of the hybrids in the coming days. I want to look at the yield data from around the area before concluding the blog for this year. October 31st is the deadline for maximum discounts from Pioneer this year and seed supplies are tight, especially for the big demand hybrids such as P9917 and P0062. Contact us shortly to get your name on these hybrids and maxing out discounts.
Pioneer P0062xr - 212.96 bu/a - 13.7% - 57.1#
Pioneer P0115am1 - 209.75 bu/a - 13.0% - 59.5#
Pioneer P9917am1 - 216.93 bu/a - 13.2% - 59.8#
Dekalb DKC52-59 - 214.74 bu/a - 13.2% - 59.5#
Pioneer P9675amx - 197.34 bu/a - 12.9% - 59.8#
Pioneer P9630am1 - 213.04 bu/a - 13.0% - 59.1#
- Not surprisingly, plot was won by P9917am1 with three hybrids on it's heels. The yields were surprising as the corn itself didn't look like 210 bu/a corn. This is our last plot of the year and it's safe to say that P9917 was the dominant hybrid this year with P0062 closely behind it. P0533 was tremendous also but it is a 105 day hybrid so places to plant it in this area are limited. I will detail some of the characteristics of the hybrids in the coming days. I want to look at the yield data from around the area before concluding the blog for this year. October 31st is the deadline for maximum discounts from Pioneer this year and seed supplies are tight, especially for the big demand hybrids such as P9917 and P0062. Contact us shortly to get your name on these hybrids and maxing out discounts.
Monday, October 15, 2012
Starter Fertilizer Plot - Corn
Earlier this fall, we harvested a corn test plot that had comparisons of liquid starter fertilizer vs no liquid starter fertilizer. We did it on five different hybrids and had two checks per hybrid. The results were surprising. Two of the hybrids showed no yield increase at all, two showed very high yield returns, and one was somewhat neutral. Here are the results:
Pioneer P0533am1
- No starter - 205.6 bu/a - 20.6% - 54.3#
- Starter - 228.2 bu/a - 24.4% - 56.0#
- Starter - 230.8 bu/a - 25.9% - 54.6#
- No starter - 211.9 bu/a - 26.2% - 54.7#
Pioneer P9675amx
- No starter - 224.5 bu/a - 20.5% - 56.7#
- Starter - 221.3 bu/a - 19.1% - 57.1#
- Starter - 224.1 bu/a - 19.8% - 56.7#
- No starter - 223.6 bu/a - 19.7% - 56.0#
Pioneer P9910am1
- No starter - 222.0 bu/a - 22.7% - 54.8#
- Starter - 207.1 bu/a - 23.2% - 53.1#
- Starter - 231.8 bu/a - 22.7% - 54.0#
- No starter - 235.2 bu/a - 21.8% - 53.7#
Pioneer P9630am1
- No starter - 218.2 bu/a - 22.7% - 54.6#
- Starter - 236.5 bu/a - 21.9% - 55.4#
- Starter - 238.7 bu/a - 21.4% - 55.2#
- No starter - 245.7 bu/a - 22.1% - 55.2#
Pioneer P0062xr
- No starter - 208.1 bu/a - 24.2% - 53.2#
- Starter - 227.3 bu/a - 25.4% - 53.0#
- Starter - 242.7 bu/a - 24.7% - 52.7#
- No starter - 234.2 bu/a - 24.1% - 52.6#
The results of the P0062 and the P0533 were 15-20 bu/a increases, the P9910 and the P9675 were absolutely no increased yields, and the P9630 had both an increase and a decrease. Obviously there was a hybrid variation in response to fertilizer. NDSU had a replicated study on this subject so I will put that in the blog here when I get my hands on the results.
Pioneer P0533am1
- No starter - 205.6 bu/a - 20.6% - 54.3#
- Starter - 228.2 bu/a - 24.4% - 56.0#
- Starter - 230.8 bu/a - 25.9% - 54.6#
- No starter - 211.9 bu/a - 26.2% - 54.7#
Pioneer P9675amx
- No starter - 224.5 bu/a - 20.5% - 56.7#
- Starter - 221.3 bu/a - 19.1% - 57.1#
- Starter - 224.1 bu/a - 19.8% - 56.7#
- No starter - 223.6 bu/a - 19.7% - 56.0#
Pioneer P9910am1
- No starter - 222.0 bu/a - 22.7% - 54.8#
- Starter - 207.1 bu/a - 23.2% - 53.1#
- Starter - 231.8 bu/a - 22.7% - 54.0#
- No starter - 235.2 bu/a - 21.8% - 53.7#
Pioneer P9630am1
- No starter - 218.2 bu/a - 22.7% - 54.6#
- Starter - 236.5 bu/a - 21.9% - 55.4#
- Starter - 238.7 bu/a - 21.4% - 55.2#
- No starter - 245.7 bu/a - 22.1% - 55.2#
Pioneer P0062xr
- No starter - 208.1 bu/a - 24.2% - 53.2#
- Starter - 227.3 bu/a - 25.4% - 53.0#
- Starter - 242.7 bu/a - 24.7% - 52.7#
- No starter - 234.2 bu/a - 24.1% - 52.6#
The results of the P0062 and the P0533 were 15-20 bu/a increases, the P9910 and the P9675 were absolutely no increased yields, and the P9630 had both an increase and a decrease. Obviously there was a hybrid variation in response to fertilizer. NDSU had a replicated study on this subject so I will put that in the blog here when I get my hands on the results.
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
Corn-on-Corn Plot East of Dumont
This plot is found east of Dumont 8-9 miles. It was planted on April 27th, and harvested on October 4th, 2012. This plot was actually weighed by our neighboring Pioneer dealers in Herman (Lakeside Seed) for one of their customers, but it provides information that we normally don't get to see so I am presenting it to you here. The plot compared seven hybrids on both corn stubble from 2011, and soybean stubble from 2011.
Corn-on-SB Corn-on-Corn Difference Avg. of the Two
Pioneer P9917am1 - 233.4 bu/a 249.6 bu/a +16.2 bu/a 241.5 bu/a
Pioneer P9910am1 - 211.6 bu/a 221.1 bu/a +9.5 bu/a 216.4 bu/a
Dekalb DKC42-72 - 228.8 bu/a 216.7 bu/a - 12.1 bu/a 222.9 bu/a
Pioneer P9630am1 - 222.2 bu/a 212.5 bu/a - 9.7 bu/a 217.4 bu/a
Pioneer P9675am1 - 221.0 bu/a 214.7 bu/a - 6.3 bu/a 217.9 bu/a
Dekalb DKC43-27 - 216.7 bu/a 198.6 bu/a - 18.1 bu/a 207.7 bu/a
Pioneer P0062xr - 221.8 bu/a 216.9 bu/a - 4.9 bu/a 219.4 bu/a
- With pressure on to plant more corn-on-corn, many growers ask us what to plant on those fields to maximize yields. We're not going to suggest that P9917 and P9910 are going to actually increase yields (as the above results show), but it does show that they were most likely to show yield loss from corn-on-corn rotations. The above also shows that although a typical yield loss from corn-on-corn would normally be 10%, we experienced a lot less of the negative effects in 2012.
Corn-on-SB Corn-on-Corn Difference Avg. of the Two
Pioneer P9917am1 - 233.4 bu/a 249.6 bu/a +16.2 bu/a 241.5 bu/a
Pioneer P9910am1 - 211.6 bu/a 221.1 bu/a +9.5 bu/a 216.4 bu/a
Dekalb DKC42-72 - 228.8 bu/a 216.7 bu/a - 12.1 bu/a 222.9 bu/a
Pioneer P9630am1 - 222.2 bu/a 212.5 bu/a - 9.7 bu/a 217.4 bu/a
Pioneer P9675am1 - 221.0 bu/a 214.7 bu/a - 6.3 bu/a 217.9 bu/a
Dekalb DKC43-27 - 216.7 bu/a 198.6 bu/a - 18.1 bu/a 207.7 bu/a
Pioneer P0062xr - 221.8 bu/a 216.9 bu/a - 4.9 bu/a 219.4 bu/a
- With pressure on to plant more corn-on-corn, many growers ask us what to plant on those fields to maximize yields. We're not going to suggest that P9917 and P9910 are going to actually increase yields (as the above results show), but it does show that they were most likely to show yield loss from corn-on-corn rotations. The above also shows that although a typical yield loss from corn-on-corn would normally be 10%, we experienced a lot less of the negative effects in 2012.
Tuesday, October 9, 2012
"Heads Up" Corn Plot East of Dumont
This plot is located east of Dumont along the Johnson Tar. Planted in 30" rows on April 23rd and harvested on October 8th, 2012. Plot harvest was unsupervised.
96 day:
Pioneer P9675amx - 211.1 bu/a - 12.3% - 57.8#
Channel 196-06 - 204.4 bu/a - 12.7% - 57.7#
97-99 day:
Pioneer P9917am1 - 213.3 bu/a - 13.8% - 57.7#
NuTech 5H-797 - 215.9 bu/a - 13.4% - 59.4#
98-100 day:
Pioneer P0062xr - 207.1 bu/a - 14.1% - 56.3#
Dekalb DKC48-12 - 203.4 bu/a - 14.0% - 57.6#
- Other than the P9675 out yielding the Channel 196-06, the other two comparisons are about the same. P9917 did not stick out as it has in other plots but did yield about the same as the NuTech. Historically this area hasn't been a Pioneer-strong area but as you can see, our new genetics are keeping pace.
96 day:
Pioneer P9675amx - 211.1 bu/a - 12.3% - 57.8#
Channel 196-06 - 204.4 bu/a - 12.7% - 57.7#
97-99 day:
Pioneer P9917am1 - 213.3 bu/a - 13.8% - 57.7#
NuTech 5H-797 - 215.9 bu/a - 13.4% - 59.4#
98-100 day:
Pioneer P0062xr - 207.1 bu/a - 14.1% - 56.3#
Dekalb DKC48-12 - 203.4 bu/a - 14.0% - 57.6#
- Other than the P9675 out yielding the Channel 196-06, the other two comparisons are about the same. P9917 did not stick out as it has in other plots but did yield about the same as the NuTech. Historically this area hasn't been a Pioneer-strong area but as you can see, our new genetics are keeping pace.
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