300 Bushels Per Acre is within the reach of most corn producers today. Corn Yield Champions have raised the bar for every corn grower with a current dryland corn yield record of 442.14 Bu/A set by the late Francis Childs and a more recent irrigated yield record was set by David Hula of 542.27 BPA in 2017.
What are these yield champions doing to allow them to consistently produce over 300 bushels per acre? Seven specific things: 1) Full spectrum soil testing for a prescription macro & micronutrient fertility program 2) The use of seed treatments that enhance germination (like AMPLIFY D or L) 3) In-Row starter-pop-up fertility of macro (N-P-K-S) & micros (Zn, Ca, Mn, Mg, Cu, etc... NOT Boron!) 4) Tissue testing for "hidden hunger" 5) Foliar feeding to correct nutrient deficiencies & boost yields 6) Late season N applications for stay-green hybrids to get them to "dry-down" not "die down" 7) They are always learning
At a cost RETAIL of just $3-$4.40 per acre depending on planting rates, this seed-applied-fertilizer shows from a 5.3 to 8.9 Bu/A yield bump based on dozens of trails across multiple midwestern states.
It's definitely a sales pitch for a purely educational program, the Pro AG I. This 2-day crop intensive will give you a lots of ideas on how to increase yields while reducing your input costs on a per acre and per bushel basis. Consider how the costs of crop fertility have gone up in the past few years: Fertilizer to raise 200 BU/A Corn: • 2000 $51 • 2005 $66 • 2015 $148/A This is a program that will show you how to reduce these costs, while maximizing yields. The most common comment I get from growers who attend is almost word for word every time: "I learned more practical information here in 2-days than I did in 4 years of agronomy at the university." I remind them at that point, they probably had a lot of "other things" on their mind other than controlling input costs and raising corn and soybeans!
Simple Math...LESSON #1: If an input in your crop production program consistently produces a $3 to $5 or greater return on every $1 invested, even at $2.90 corn & $7.90 soybean prices, why wouldn't you spend that $1? That's why these are Kip Cullers' non-negotiable inputs. scontent-ort2-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/14915358_200123300397343_7765675104505433965_n.jpg?oh=4f0726bbdc5665820f4ef680602542ad&oe=5896EAD9
