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Ohio Wheat: Increase Your Seeding Rate For Late-Planted Fields Oct 19, 2022
In general, the best time to plant wheat is the 10-day period starting the day after the fly-free safe date. When wheat is planted more than 10-days after the fly-free […]
Arkansas Cover Crops: Lower Seeding Rates Produce Same Results for Winter Legumes Sep 22, 2022
When it comes to seeding rates for winter legume cover crops, more seed doesn’t necessarily mean much more biomass production and weed suppression. A recent study for specialty crop growers […]
Pennsylvania: Cover Crop Seeding Rates Sep 21, 2022
With corn silage harvest under way, we are moving into cover crop seeding season across the Commonwealth. Cereal rye remains an important dual-purpose cover crop in the region due to […]
Minnesota Wheat: Of Seeding Dates, Rates, and Even More Delays… May 20, 2022
Should you increase your seeding rates of spring wheat as seeding is delayed yet again? The short answer is ‘Yes, you probably should. There are two approaches to determining how […]
Indiana Soybeans: Economic Optimal Seed Rates May 3, 2022
Soybean seed rate selection is based on a number of factors such as germination score, seed quality, variety, seed protection, planting equipment, and field conditions. Germination score of 90% is […]
Kansas Corn: Factoring Weather Forecasts in Planning Seeding Rates – Video Apr 26, 2022
In this video from K-State Research and Extension, Kansas State University agronomists explain the value of including weather forecasts and other potential future scenarios in deciding the optimum corn seeding […]
Michigan Soybeans: Planting Considerations for Maximum Profits Apr 23, 2022
Soybean planting date has been shown to have a large impact on a crop’s yield potential. Typically, early-season soybean planting has shown improved yields compared to when planting is delayed. […]
Kansas Corn: Making Decisions on Seeding Rates – Video Apr 8, 2022
In this video, K-State Research and Extension agronomist Ignacio Ciampitti discusses what goes into producers’ decisions regarding planting an optimal or maximum seeding rate for corn. “In many situations, the […]
Michigan Soybeans: Reducing Planting Rates Can Increase Income Mar 25, 2022
Michigan soybean producers have consistently identified planting rates as the highest priority topic to evaluate in on-farm replicated trials. Furthermore, the producers wanted to evaluate the effect of low planting […]
Alabama Cotton: Seeding Rate Trial Summary Apr 19, 2021
The high cost of seed (and technology) compel a hard look at reduced seeding rates. The broad compensatory nature of cotton – the ability to make comparable yields across a […]
