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Technologies to Improve Profitability

Dr. Chad Lee, University of Kentucky. Technologies to Improve Profitability. CBOT Prices. soybean at $33/bag corn at $140 - $200/bag N at $0.45/lb P at $0.50/lb K at $0.30/lb Land rent????. Input Prices. Good genetics Maximize days suitable for growing

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Technologies to Improve Profitability

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  1. Dr. Chad Lee, University of Kentucky Technologies to Improve Profitability

  2. CBOT Prices

  3. soybean at $33/bag corn at $140 - $200/bag N at $0.45/lb P at $0.50/lb K at $0.30/lb Land rent???? Input Prices

  4. Good genetics • Maximize days suitable for growing • 90 to 95% light interception at silking (R1) • Adequate nutrients, water and air to complete plant growth and seed fill Keys to High Yields

  5. TOTAL YIELD Soil Fertility Soil Fertility Weather Weather Economics Economics Planting Date, Seeding Rate Planting Date, Seeding Rate Soil Structure Soil Structure Hybrid Genetics Hybrid Genetics Timely Harvest Timely Harvest Pest Management Pest Management SLATS ON A BARREL TOTAL YIELD

  6. Biotech, Current Corn Traits • Bt corn borer • Bt rootworm • RR2, GT • LL

  7. Biotech, Current Soybean Trait • Roundup Ready

  8. Useful tools when needed • weed control • Pest management Biotechnology Rural Myth #1 “Biotechnology automatically equals yield” sometimes

  9. Corn-Borer Advantage: Late PLANTING Princeton, KY Herbek and Bessin

  10. Trophy hunting Rural Myth #2 “I’m saving money by waiting to spray.”

  11. Adapted High-Yielding Technologies: genetics

  12. Yield performance (Soybean) (Based on performance in 2007.)

  13. Early Maturity Hybrids, 2007

  14. High yield Proper Maturity Technology Traits Other traits Selecting hybrids and varieties

  15. YieldGard Corn Borer (Cry1Ab) YieldGard Rootworm (Cry3Bb1) YieldGard Plus (Cry1Ab+Cry3Bb1 Herculex(Cry1F) ) Herculex RW (Cry34Ab1+Cry35Ab1) HerculexXtra(Cry1F+Cry34Ab1+Cry35Ab1) Agrisure CB (Cry1Ab) Agrisure RW (mCry3A) Agrisure CB/RW (Cry1AB+mCry3A) YieldGard VT RW (Cry3Bb1) YieldGard VT Triple (Cry1Ab + Cry3Bb1) Bt Corn options, 2008 Source: Ric Bessin

  16. Insects Controlled by Bt Corn Source: Ric Bessin

  17. Biotech, Near Future? • Optimum GAT • corn and soybean • Anthracnose Stalk Rot Resistance • corn • Roundup RReady2Yield • soybean • Yield • Corn • Biofuels (amylase) • Corn • Seed oil composition • soybean • Dicamba resistance • soybean • Drought Tolerance • corn and soybean • Nitrogen utilization • Corn • SmartStax (8 genes) • corn

  18. Hybrid Breeding F1 Seed F1 Hybrid

  19. Technology: planting

  20. Corn • April 1 to May 1: Western KY • April 15 to May 15: Central and Eastern KY Agronomics: Planting Date

  21. Planting Date Effect on Corn Yield Herbek and Bessin

  22. Princeton Lexington Planting date, optimum dates May 1 - 7 April 19 - 25

  23. Technology: planting

  24. Corn : 24,000 – 30,000 plants/acre Full Season Soybean: 100,000 plants/acre Double crop soybean: 180,000 plants/acre Plant populations

  25. Most important Technology right now

  26. Fertilizer Costs You cannot afford to over-fertilize. . . You cannot afford to under-fertilize. . .

  27. Good genetics • Maximize days suitable for growing • 90 to 95% light interception at silking (R1) • Adequate nutrients, water and air to complete plant growth and seed fill Keys to High Yields

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