Posted by NY 986 on January 11, 2012 at 10:57:06 from (67.142.178.25):
In Reply to: Growing grain....LONG posted by ChrisinMO on January 11, 2012 at 10:15:19:
Can you talk to an intelligent county extension agent? He could help you assess the true likely productivity of the acreage in question. One of the problems I have is some of my ground almost needs a perfect growing season to produce a profitable crop. I do what I do in terms of cropping because I have assessed the risk of planting a given crop on a given field prior to planting. There are some field I will not plant corn on because there is too much probability for loss. If the field is very heavy in topsoil texture with a very dense subsoil then you will have to depend on timely rains and a warm season to produce a good crop. Soil moisture will be a limiting factor in these fields even where modern tillage and planting techniques are employed. Again, I would start locally as the County FSA and Extension will have information regarding soil type and typical productivity in your area. This information will be critical in making a decision. For all we know your soil may have more economic value in producing something such as hay which could be traded or sold to buy the grain you need. I know guys who can only get 120 bushel per acre corn using modern seed and technology but can make in excess of 6 tons of dry hay in most years and not have the risk in inputs like corn has and make more value per acre which is the ultimate goal.
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