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Dave from MN

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With all the demand for straw, wheat prices climbing and elevators looking for oats all the time I am considering putting in some small grains this year. Is spring wheat in lighter soils in central mn productive enough to bother with?> Wishing nbow I had put a 100 acres of rye in last fall. Have planty acres of corn and beans, just would like to take a stab at some small grains, early out, cover crop seed, straw demand, lower inputs, and earlier paychecks to pay crop insurance bills and 2014 seed and such. Any advice or is this just NOT a good area to mess with small grains.
 
Did a few acres of winter wheat in NE Iowa two years ago. Lighter soil and was pleased. Planted about 4 acres this year to get seed for next year. Will harvest around the 4th of July.

I plant my winter wheat where I chopped corn silage and as soon as I get done, don't delay.
 
I plant a few acres of oats, wheat got too complicated with the protein test for my area....

With a few livestock, the few acres of oats seems to pay off for me.

I have a sand hill, plan to put that into oats this year.

Paul
 
Compare realistic bpa for your area between corn and wheat and beans. In a dry year wheat can be good as it takes less moisture and also spreads the workload but a lot depends on your soil. If you have a lot of light ground that dries out wheat is a good gamble but in better soil corn is a better choice.
The price of wheat usually follows corn as they can be switched in feed rations.
I used to raise 1/3 beans, corn, wheat but the elevators got to picky with wheat. Protein had to be just the right amount. To low and you got docked then to high and you got docked.
 
Oats and barley straw yield more straw, are easier to sell and bring more money that wheat or rye straw too.
 
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