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ryanwheelock

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Anybody ever try growing twin-row corn? Was just reading an article about it. Never seen it done in my area. Just wondering what your opinions were on it
 
Every meeting that I attend where they talk about twin row corn says the yield may increase 2-3 bu/acre. In my mind,it is not the best alternative. I would rather see my growers think about 20" corn and push the populations higher, I think that will be the next big advancement. I have been in Agronomy for 38 years, and am not an expert of any kind. I sell seed, fertilizer, and chemicals, and have run a plant for over 25 years. The 2 guys in our area who are doing twin rows have had mixed results. I didn't understand that those planter units can get "out of time", and have kernals side by side instead of staggered, like is desired. This is pretty good for producing nubbins!That's my opinion,...
 
Just noticed a field planted that way in southern MN the other day... was curious about it too.

If correct that it only increases yield 2-3 bushels per acre, then it seems kind of pointless... because wouldn't one be spending a lot more money for the extra seed corn?
 
Tried it a few years ago. Built my own out of 2 56 international planters. My population was too heavy and the stalks thin. Didn't have them timed to were the seeds would alternate. so a lot of stalks side by side. Didn't see much for improved yeild
 
Since I unintentionally reversed the sprockets on my planter, I have corn at about 3" in 20" rows. I'm not going to thin it. I'm going to let the dominant stalks crowd out the week or the deer, turkeys and rabbits will have to do with smaller ears. I will bump up the side dressing a bit.

Larry
 
We use twin row that we put together with few older units, Works very good on fresh beans and peas for us. Have planted sweet corn twin row also worked well. We grow vegetables. All the Peanut growers around here use Twin row a lot here in North Florida.
 
I always twin row my corn it pretty much doubled the output. Corn is a grass and likes to be close together it grows taller and produces much more than spread out.
Walt
 
Great Plains makes a twin row planter. Some in our area plant them but I am not impressed. We do 30 inch rows, corn and beans. Used to do 15" beans but on our black ground haven't seen any yield drop. We have a few that do 20".
 
Alot of it done around here but I cannot see where it pays. But then I also liked to cultivate the corn.
 
I have seen and combined LOTS of twin row corn here in central Ga and I for one am not impressed.Some have seen a slight yield increase over 38"single row but not enough to offset the losses we have seen at the head during harvest time.If both stalks come up at exactly the same time and makes the same size ear at the same time it combines fairly good but if one ear is a lot smaller than the one on the stalk beside it the corn head will shell the small one through the plate.It makes a big mess behind the combine when this happens.Some people like twin row 38" corn but I personally have seen better results on 24" narrow single row.
 
I'm trying some this year. Three units plgged up on my planter, and by the time I figgered it out, I had planted three acres thinking my monitor went up. I had to replant the three acres, and three rows are double planted; the other three are just single spaced. Ought to be fun chopping it....
 
More and more done with a twin row planter around here these days. Neighbor has for 5 years or so now. He obviously ol pikes it....

You can up the plant population to around 40 I believe. You sure don't double it, normal here is 30-33,000.

Looks good on beans.

Paul
 
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