Reducing 2016 Soybean Produc5on Costs - Purdue University

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Reducing 2016 Soybean Produc5on Costs

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Fer$lizer25%

Seed35%

Pes$cides12%

MachineryFuel&Repairs12%

Misc.16%

SoybeanVariableExpenseSharesinIndiana2016CropYear,PerBushel

Source:PurdueCropCostandReturnGuide,ID-166-W

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$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

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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.

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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

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WillTheseStandsYieldtheSame?A B

C D

75K 95K

115K 185K

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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).

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$1.50

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Es$matedSoybeanVariableExpensesPerBushel,W.Central,Indiana

Source:PurdueCropCostandReturnGuide,ID-166-W

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TIMELYPLANTINGofSoybeans•  Bestcombina5onof and

tomaximize:–  LeafNodes–  Pods–  Reproduc$vebranches–  Canopyclosure–  Reproduc$vedura$on

:generalsweetspot

(evenearlyMayoccasionally)

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Greentotheeyebythe4thofJuly15-inRowsatFullBloom(R2)

30-inRowsatFullBloom(R2)

15-inrowsclosetherow25dfasterthan30-inrows!

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2014&2015Plan5ngs:4Varie5es

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20-Apr 4-May 18-May 1-Jun 15-Jun 29-Jun 13-Jul

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TIMELYPLANTINGofSoybeans:generalsweetspot

(evenearlyMayoccasionally)

•  50%ofIndianaareplantedbyMay20th!•  Timelyplan$ngseasilyyield4to8bumorethantheendofMayplan5ngs.Manyyielddifferencesareevengreater.