Combines What are you corn bean growers going to doIJ

[99_9410]

I'm keeping my usual acres, but am wondering the same thing for nationwide. I read this morning a huge increase in corn acres because of the low bean yield last year, but now just read huge increase in beans because of fertilizer prices. Guess we'll know more the 31st. locked in corn for 2.31, kind of jumped the gun. today I cancelled a target price for $7 beans. What are you guys doing on new cropIJ

 

[Deereman84]

I locked my high moisture corn at 2.90 but still have to contract about 1600 tons of dry corn. There is a lot of interest in corn here this year but we're pretty insignificant in the overall corn picture. We mostly raise potatoes and hay in this part of the world.

 

[greenman]

We run 4500 acers and we went from 50_50 to 2_3 corn and 1_3 beans because it is harder to get good yeilding beans and is getting to costly because of diseases. Most of my neighbors are doing the same thing.We can make more money on corn,unless prices would change.

 

[make0905]

Do you plant GMO corn and what is your experience with itIJ Is there more money to earn and is the threshing easierIJ I'm from Europe and not allowed to plant GMO corn at this moment so I'm wondering wheater it is really the big revolutionIJ

 

[VAfarmboy]

We are going to plant 10% less corn and grow more beans. Biggest factor is fertilizer prices. It costs less to grow an acre of beans, and in a decent year we can usually make 40 bu. on soybeans. If it turns off dry in late July and early August which it often does here, our corn yields really suffer. last year we made 190 bu on corn, and 50 bu soybeans That doesn't happen often around here. Actually 2004 was the best crop year my dad ever had in 50 years of farming but we had to pick a lot of it off the ground due to Hurricane Isabel.

 

[thud]

We've seen absolutely no advantage to GMO corn. It goes through the combine just like any non-GMO corn and doesnt get the premiums that are offered by processors for non-GMO corn. Only advantage I might see if if you have HIGH levels of root worm_borer etc where the added cost of the GMO seed may outway the yeild losses from insect damage. look very carefully at GMO crops before making the switch, dont be a victim of seed company marketing departments .

 

[Deereman84]

I plant all Roundup Ready corn. I spray it at about 6 to 8 inches in height and my rows close fast because I plant 22 inch rows. Seems to work great. I get about 220 bu_acre. Not any more than my neighbors but my herbicide costs are low and I don't have to worry about any plantback restrictions.

 

[joe]

Our 84 day Bt corn goes 10 to 12 bu better than the normal corn. But it usally is 1.5 to 2.0 point wetter.

 

[thud]

"Here" that 10bu advantage wouldnt pay for the extra cost of the seed. I can buy "coventional" seed for $125Unit,the BT stuff runs $30-40_unit MORE, in fact Pioneer has some varieties that are running in the $180-195_unit range. To me thats a no brainer.Haven't really heard of any moisture differences 'here" but you have to factor in the added drying costs as well.

 

[Joe]

The way I figured it out for BT non roundup corn last year, If I had to spray conventional corn for the bugs, the BT is ahead, If no spray is needed, the extra yeild from the Bt has no advantage, just pays for the higher priced seed. Now I figured this at I think $1.90, with corn at 2.63 today for new crop contract, I think the Bt's 10 Bu advantage would add up. If I remember right, the Bt versions (non roundup) were $15 to $18 higher than convensional per bag for 84 day corn.