Posted by Bill(Wis) on April 21, 2015 at 07:15:47 from (216.46.173.36):
In Reply to: soybeans posted by Don-Wi on April 21, 2015 at 00:14:47:
I recommend rows narrower than 32". Either double over with your planter or use the drill. Put down Roundup plus whatever you want to kill the volunteer corn and don't waste your time cultivating. My cousin in Lind Center bought our old 495 planter and likes it for corn but says he has better results drilling soybeans. I've never planted narrower than 15" although I'm going to try it on a few small fields this year with a Great Plains drill in 7.5" rows. I normally plant about 165000 seeds per acre. 1.7 or 1.8 maturity. Last time I had soybeans I averaged 55 bu per ac. My soil varies from sandy loam to heavy black to red clay nine feet deep. Sometimes all in the same field. So, some acres were running 70 bu ac and some about 35 give or take. Due to that, I had soil tests done on 2.5 acre grids (GPS plots) and apply fertilizer accordingly. My estimated input costs this year will require 27.5 bu/p/ac to break even if soybean prices hold. Some soybean seed is pre-innoculated and some isn't. Better check that out. I don't have any opinion on fungicide and pesticide seed treatments but all of my seed this year will be treated. I really like soybeans better than corn although I rotate every year. They're completely different from corn. Corn is as dumb as a rock but soybeans seem to have an intelligence all their own. Not so many truckloads in the fall, either. You'll have plenty of places to sell them from where you're located.
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