Agronomy
2020 Corn Plot
Today we planted a corn plot using F2F numbers and Hoegemeyer numbers. 6 rows of each with 1/4 mile rows and grouped by maturity. Row spacing is 36" population is 25700. Plot is in SE South Dakota, 5 miles west of Yankton, SD on HWY 50. Picture is the lineup, I'll add the results this fall.
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Here's another side by side test I did. This was the F2F conventional corn that I paid $105 a bag for against my favorite and most widely planted Hoegemeyer number which is also a conventional that I paid $173.02 a bag for. These tests were 12 rows of each across a half mile field. Also another big problem was standability of the F2F numbers was very poor compared to any of the Hoegemeyer in both ...
Here's the results of the plot. To say the F2F numbers were a disappointment is an understatement
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