Farmers Digital Solutions 1-866-668-5565 • www.todaypublicationsfd.net October 2022 Central USA Farming Issue 22 Story From https://www.agweb.com/news/crops/corn/how-your-management-can-impact-key-corn-yield-components HOWYOURMANAGEMENTCAN IMPACTYIELD Hybrid - Presence or absence of certain genetic traits Yield Swing: 0% to 100% Rotation - Continuous crops versus rotation Yield Swing: 5% to 30% Soil Fertility - 160 lb. versus no nutrients per acre Yield Swing: 20% to 50% Row Spacing - 30" versus 15" has a small impact on yield. Yet growers, Lauer says, pay more attention to this than hybrids, which cause a bigger yield swing. Yield Swing: 0% to 5% Date of Planting - May 1 versus June 1 Yield Swing: 0% to 30% Plant Density - 32,000 versus 15,000 plants per acre Yield Swing: 0% to 22% Pest Control - For corn, Lauer says, weed management is more impactful to yield than insect control, and insect control is more impactful than diseases. Yield Swing: 0% to 100% Harvest Timing - Oct. 15 versus Dec. 1 Yield Swing: 0% to 22% Source: Justin McMechan, University of Nebraska Extension
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