Reducing 2016 Soybean Produc5on Costs - Purdue University
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Reducing2016SoybeanProduc5onCosts
Reducing2016SoybeanProduc5onCosts
Reducing2016SoybeanProduc5onCosts
Fer$lizer25%
Seed35%
Pes$cides12%
MachineryFuel&Repairs12%
Misc.16%
SoybeanVariableExpenseSharesinIndiana2016CropYear,PerBushel
Source:PurdueCropCostandReturnGuide,ID-166-W
Reducing2016SoybeanProduc5onCosts
Reducing2016SoybeanProduc5onCosts
$0.40$0.50$0.60$0.70$0.80$0.90$1.00$1.10$1.20$1.30
02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16Year
SoybeanSeedCostPerBushel,W.Central,Indiana
Source:PurdueCropCostandReturnGuide,ID-166-W
DeterminingSeedingRates• SeedQuality–germina5on%,purity%• Variety–diseasepressure(whitemold)• Equipment–calibra5on,seedplacement
– drill,air-seeder,planter,rowcleaners,etc• Soilcondi$ons–emergence%(crust,etc)
– clean5ll,no-5ll,heavyresidue• SeedRatewillchange,but PlantPopula$onTargetwillnotchange.
SeedCostAloneSeedRate Plant
Pop.$40/unit
$50/unit
$60/unit
$70/unit
1000s/ac ------------------$/ac-----------------100 90 29 34 41 49125 113 35 43 52 61150 135 42 52 63 73175 158 49 61 73 85200 180 56 69 83 97225 203 63 78 94 109
Reduce50K,Save~ $14 $18 $21 $24
WillTheseStandsYieldtheSame?A B
C D
75K 95K
115K 185K
0% 20% 40% 60% 80%
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Harvest Stand (1000s)
ResponsiveOFRstoSoyPopula5on
• 52.8 to 76.7 bu/ac • 31.0 to 61.9 bu/ac • 29.2 to 70.9 bu/ac
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SeedRates• SeedRatewillchange,but
PlantPopula$onTargetwillnotchange.• Targetis 100to120kplants/ac• Planters(15to30”): 120to140kseeds/ac• Air-seeders(~15”): 140to160kseeds/ac• Drills(<10”): 160to180kseeds/ac• Lowerratescanbeusedwithwellcalibrated/tunedequipment,
especiallyiffieldcondi5onsaregood.• Ratescouldbeloweredmoreiffungicideseedtreatmentsused
(cost:benefit).
$1.50
$2.00
$2.50
$3.00
$3.50
$4.00
$4.50
02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16Year
Es$matedSoybeanVariableExpensesPerBushel,W.Central,Indiana
Source:PurdueCropCostandReturnGuide,ID-166-W
TIMELYPLANTINGofSoybeans• Bestcombina5onof and
tomaximize:– LeafNodes– Pods– Reproduc$vebranches– Canopyclosure– Reproduc$vedura$on
:generalsweetspot
(evenearlyMayoccasionally)
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Planting Date Effect on Nodes
Greentotheeyebythe4thofJuly15-inRowsatFullBloom(R2)
30-inRowsatFullBloom(R2)
15-inrowsclosetherow25dfasterthan30-inrows!
2014&2015Plan5ngs:4Varie5es
020406080100
20-Apr 4-May 18-May 1-Jun 15-Jun 29-Jun 13-Jul
Yield(%
ofM
ax)
Plan$ngDate
3Varie5es 4thVariety
TIMELYPLANTINGofSoybeans:generalsweetspot
(evenearlyMayoccasionally)
• 50%ofIndianaareplantedbyMay20th!• Timelyplan$ngseasilyyield4to8bumorethantheendofMayplan5ngs.Manyyielddifferencesareevengreater.