Season 2 Episode 2- Who Won 2023- Corn or Soybean?
Project Overview
Battle for the Belt aims to answer four questions:
- Which crop should we plant first- corn or soybean?
- Which crop has the smallest yield penalty for delayed planting?
- Can we adjust management practices to mitigate losses due to late planting?
- How are insects, diseases, weeds, and other factors affected by planting date?
Highlights:
- Planting window is shrinking
- Between April 17 and May 15 we have an average of 15 suitable field workdays.
- Corn yield decrease of 1.75 bushel per day after April 30th.
- Soybean yield decrease of .5 bushel per day after April 3oth.