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Post by slipclutch on Oct 12, 2024 20:15:47 GMT -6
Just get a rhythm going and it had to rain tonight. 😡
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Post by SWMan on Oct 13, 2024 15:36:21 GMT -6
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Post by slipclutch on Oct 13, 2024 19:10:38 GMT -6
Any luck we’ll be finish next Sunday. Yield Not as good as last year but still good.
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MBRfarms
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Post by MBRfarms on Oct 14, 2024 19:37:38 GMT -6
For all you corn guys, how do the economics of corn compare to other crops? Everytime I run the numbers it sounds like a no brainer, but how do you budget later harvest? Handling extra bushels? Any yield drag on the following crop? Pure crop vs crop economics looks like $200-250/ac better than small grains/oilseeds. I can make a dryer and supporting equipment pay at those numbers but these other factors are what I don't know how to calculate into the equation.
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Post by Oatking on Oct 14, 2024 20:06:02 GMT -6
For all you corn guys, how do the economics of corn compare to other crops? Everytime I run the numbers it sounds like a no brainer, but how do you budget later harvest? Handling extra bushels? Any yield drag on the following crop? Pure crop vs crop economics looks like $200-250/ac better than small grains/oilseeds. I can make a dryer and supporting equipment pay at those numbers but these other factors are what I don't know how to calculate into the equation. Run the number here just for fun , says a small grains guy ! I know a few small grain guys around me grow corn , but they do it on a small scale where they get custom seeding , custom harvest and custom drying ! I wondered if there is much left after that expense . I will stick with oats . But corn has been a good option in high moisture situations ! Spreading out your work load is worth quite a bit too ! It enables you to farm more acres . Dryer sales going forward will be an interesting . We have varieties that almost are ready before beans ! 6 bucks times 200 bushel an acre corn sure sounds nice ! Nevermind 8 dollar a bushel corn !!! |
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Post by slipclutch on Oct 14, 2024 20:33:58 GMT -6
Don’t get into corn if you don’t have a heated shop!
You’ll thank me later
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Post by cptusa on Oct 14, 2024 21:53:01 GMT -6
Here if you want to figure a decent profit you best pencil close to $1000/acre in expenses.
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Post by bob123 on Oct 14, 2024 23:31:15 GMT -6
We had a field seeded half corn half oats last year, all beans this year and the corn side did 7bpa less this year
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Post by MBRfarms on Oct 15, 2024 11:13:42 GMT -6
We had a field seeded half corn half oats last year, all beans this year and the corn side did 7bpa less this year What was done for tillage on the corn? What would you attribute the yield loss to? Some guys say huge loss but seem to have sub-par tillage/chopping systems, some guys say no difference and I've heard a few neighbors say they get yield bumps if they get it worked properly in fall. |
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Post by Oatking on Oct 15, 2024 13:08:51 GMT -6
We had a field seeded half corn half oats last year, all beans this year and the corn side did 7bpa less this year What was done for tillage on the corn? What would you attribute the yield loss to? Some guys say huge loss but seem to have sub-par tillage/chopping systems, some guys say no difference and I've heard a few neighbors say they get yield bumps if they get it worked properly in fall. How about yield drags if you burn the corn stubble ? I don’t have scientific proof but the effect of carbon in the ash I think is good for the land . Stimulates plant vigor just like a forest fire stimulates new growth . I zero till ,, but I do burn stubble in the spring if I feel it’s too much . That has worked well for me . My opinion is this method reducing compaction and I have a perfect smooth seed bed , except where we ditch . My opinion is compaction and poor drainage is the biggest factors in yield drag . |
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Post by meskie on Oct 15, 2024 13:45:19 GMT -6
My cows do a pretty good job of combining my corn crop. We have raked the stocks and burned them before and the corn isn’t as good where the small piles were. Very low organic matter soil.
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Post by bob123 on Oct 15, 2024 20:01:07 GMT -6
We had a field seeded half corn half oats last year, all beans this year and the corn side did 7bpa less this year What was done for tillage on the corn? What would you attribute the yield loss to? Some guys say huge loss but seem to have sub-par tillage/chopping systems, some guys say no difference and I've heard a few neighbors say they get yield bumps if they get it worked properly in fall. The corn was combined with a chopping head and then disced with a summers diamond disc. Oat side was baled. After that the whole field was fall banded with a deep tiller using 2 inch points and heavy harrowed. I'm not sure on the scientific answer for why, but the soil on the corn ground was a grey slime and the oat side looked like store quality potting soil. Maybe soil biology? Did the one pass of the disc really mess it up that bad? Seems like oat ground always gives the best crops the next year, we've begun doing an oat cover crop on our canola stubble to see if we can increase the benefited area more |
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Post by meskie on Oct 15, 2024 21:25:21 GMT -6
There was a couple guys still combining wheat today I saw. Didn’t look like it was going through very fast.
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Post by jcalder on Oct 16, 2024 5:51:17 GMT -6
95% of the time we grow canola on corn ground and it does just fine. Beans we don't have great luck on corn stalks.
We run a Deere chopping header then run it over with a Salford 5200 disk.
Canola is always on par with the canola we grow on other stubbles, never seen a yield drag in that. Real downside to corn stalks is on land that floods. When the water gets deep in the spring it can make a mess.
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Post by bigal on Oct 16, 2024 11:20:53 GMT -6
We just wrapped up harvest. Now begins the bin space juggling with the wet and dry corn.
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