Re: Question on maize growing IA Gary

Posted by Gerald J. on May 31, 2007 at 10:58:05 from (67.0.97.192):

In Reply to: Re: Question on maize growing IA Gary posted by RodInNS on May 31, 2007 at 10:12:51:

We need to agree on heat units. In degrees fahrenheit our US growing heat units are the daily average temperature - 55. If the daily average is above 85 the number taken is 85.

And I just checked a corn data sheet, a 111 day corn needs 2575 heat units to black layer.

$175 an acre cost would kill corn production here. We already are putting in as much as $75 an acre for seed, some do $50 or 60 fertilizer, and $30 or 40 an acre for herbicide. And hope to produce maybe 160 bushels in that acre that cost $25 to run the combine each acre and most years to sell for under $2 a bushel. That doesn't pay for the $135 an acre cash rent (typical in past years but leaping with today's market prices that may not stay high) or for tractor fuel, equipment ammortization and operator labor. Two years ago, cash corn at harvest in central Iowa was $1.45 a bushel. Lots of farmers may reduce their debts this year if prices hold up or we forward contract enough. I have already forward contracted 40% of my anticipated crop and may sell more soon.

Gerald J.

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