2025 field work

[NWICY]

120 feet wide is about 6.6 acres up and 6.6 acres back is 13 x10 mph is 130 acres an hour.x 10 hours is 1300 acres a day. So in 2 weeks he covered 15,000 acres? Somehow, that usually doesn’t happen.

Well I'm pretty sure he was including corn and beans so basically been going since mid April with about 1 short wk down in the area if you sprayed around the rains.
I didn't ask for receipts just asked how it was going. I'm thinking his bonus check for acres will look pretty sweet. Don't know the pay out on that though.

 

[Tre4ISU]

Sprayed liquid N this spring with chemical and incorporated it right after. We kept our nitrogen. No problem.

We aren’t the ones concerned with stand issues in either crop. What we do works for us. You do whatever you want.

Sure, everyone has this year. You wouldn't have last year here. 2024 beans planted in April up here: 65 bushels. May?- 40-50 bushels. Corn in April? 100-180. May? 150-220.

I'm not going to argue about planting corn early. That's what we do and it's fine. It's just a battle I haven't won on our particular farm. However, arguing against the science of how beans create yield potential versus how corn creates yield potential and the effect the the length of day effects the ability of a soybean to create branches/flowers and pods, is a fools errand. It is inarguable that you will create higher yield potential with a soybean that is above the ground longer. Is that potential always realized? No, but the downside is nearly zero due to a soybean taking significantly higher temps to get itself out of the ground, thereby greatly reducing it's chances of being hurt by frost, for instance. That's not to mention a beans much greater ability to make up for a reduced stand since, again, we are planting far, far above the needed population to find maximum yield potential.

 

[Tre4ISU]

120 feet wide is about 6.6 acres up and 6.6 acres back is 13 x10 mph is 130 acres an hour.x 10 hours is 1300 acres a day. So in 2 weeks he covered 15,000 acres? Somehow, that usually doesn’t happen.

Well he was probably going for twice that long. I'm guessing that's where our custom app guys are landing.

 

[Stormin]

Sure, everyone has this year. You wouldn't have last year here. 2024 beans planted in April up here: 65 bushels. May?- 40-50 bushels. Corn in April? 100-180. May? 150-220.

I'm not going to argue about planting corn early. That's what we do and it's fine. It's just a battle I haven't won on our particular farm. However, arguing against the science of how beans create yield potential versus how corn creates yield potential and the effect the the length of day effects the ability of a soybean to create branches/flowers and pods, is a fools errand. It is inarguable that you will create higher yield potential with a soybean that is above the ground longer. Is that potential always realized? No, but the downside is nearly zero due to a soybean taking significantly higher temps to get itself out of the ground, thereby greatly reducing its chances of being hurt by frost, for instance. That's not to mention a beans much greater ability to make up for a reduced stand since, again, we are planting far, far above the needed population to find maximum yield potential.

I have posted a couple links from actual experts on the issue. We plant early. Corn first. And switch planter to soybeans if corn fields aren’t fit to work. We are disappointed if corn fields average less than 240 bpa. Generally around 16% moisture or less right out of the field. Disappointed if soybeans do not average 70+ bpa. We‘ve gotten 80+ bpa on whole fields. Sorry that you do not agree with the experts that I linked to that say if you can plant both corn and soybeans to not waste your time planting your soybeans instead of corn.

 

[CyPhallus]

120 feet wide is about 6.6 acres up and 6.6 acres back is 13 x10 mph is 130 acres an hour.x 10 hours is 1300 acres a day. So in 2 weeks he covered 15,000 acres? Somehow, that usually doesn’t happen.

Idk I've been running pedal down 35+acres an hour at 38.75 feet working width for weeks now so I can see it. I can about guarantee you there are many spray operators that have easily cleared 15k in that time frame in central Iowa.

 

[BCClone]

120 feet wide is about 6.6 acres up and 6.6 acres back is 13 x10 mph is 130 acres an hour.x 10 hours is 1300 acres a day. So in 2 weeks he covered 15,000 acres? Somehow, that usually doesn’t happen.

1000 acres a day is a big day and usually larger fields.

 

[Tre4ISU]

I have posted a couple links from actual experts on the issue. We plant early. Corn first. And switch planter to soybeans if corn fields aren’t fit to work. We are disappointed if corn fields average less than 240 bpa. Generally around 16% moisture or less right out of the field. Disappointed if soybeans do not average 70+ bpa. We‘ve gotten 80+ bpa on whole fields. Sorry that you do not agree with the experts that I linked to that say if you can plant both corn and soybeans to not waste your time planting your soybeans instead of corn.

I don't care about your anecdotal yield history or modest expectations.

The "experts" don't have a history of being on the cutting edge of dramatic yield increases.

 

[Agclone91]

120 feet wide is about 6.6 acres up and 6.6 acres back is 13 x10 mph is 130 acres an hour.x 10 hours is 1300 acres a day. So in 2 weeks he covered 15,000 acres? Somehow, that usually doesn’t happen.

Don't forget that a lot of that spraying was likely burn down or pre-emergent where you don't have to follow rows. 18 mph on auto steer isn't unusual on those applications.

 

[cydnote]

I don't care about your anecdotal yield history or modest expectations.

The "experts" don't have a history of being on the cutting edge of dramatic yield increases.

I guess the only thing left to do for you two is to actually get out the tape measure and measure your dic*s.

BTW, I plant potatoes first.

 

[CycloneDaddy]

I guess the only thing left to do for you two is to actually get out the tape measure and measure your dic*s.

BTW, I plant potatoes first.

6 is good, right?

 

[BillBrasky4Cy]

6 is good, right?

Are you dividing by Yaw?

 

[CycloneDaddy]

Are you dividing by Yaw?

Might not be NSFW

 

[Stormin]

I don't care about your anecdotal yield history or modest expectations.

The "experts" don't have a history of being on the cutting edge of dramatic yield increases.

You gave me your anecdotal history. Your good yields are not that good. You seem to be chasing after the yields that we achieve. And your advice to forego planting corn Instead to plant soybeans in early April is not sound advice. Soybeans can be planted for a much longer window into June. Corn planting window closes much earlier. Corn is also a higher revenue crop versus soybeans.

 

[BCClone]

6 is good, right?

Are we measuring the topside or bottom?

 

[Tre4ISU]

I guess the only thing left to do for you two is to actually get out the tape measure and measure your dic*s.

BTW, I plant potatoes first.

I’ll admit the yield goal comment was a bit of a troll. It is an irrelevant point though.

 

[Iastfan112]

Started spraying some corn this morning. Would have preferred to wait a bit between the wind for the end of the week and the wet start to next week, viewed getting it on early as the lesser sin than being late.

 

[FLYINGCYCLONE]

Don't forget that a lot of that spraying was likely burn down or pre-emergent where you don't have to follow rows. 18 mph on auto steer isn't unusual on those applications.

If you would have asked me to figure these numbers out in my head 2 months ago, not a problem. Now after this spring, with a few extra issues, I am lucky to add 2+2=4.

 

[Hoggins]

Started spraying some corn this morning. Would have preferred to wait a bit between the wind for the end of the week and the wet start to next week, viewed getting it on early as the lesser sin than being late.

Cooperator sprayed our April 16th corn yesterday so not crazy to be going on post

 

[geewago]

Our corn is at least 75% tassled. Roasting ears are firming. Ground still has some moisture from good rain 9 days ago. Must have one more good shower or ears will blast.

 

[Die4Cy]

Our corn is at least 75% tassled. Roasting ears are firming. Ground still has some moisture from good rain 9 days ago. Must have one more good shower or ears will blast.

Where is this?