Agronomy
We recently acquired a JD7000 6RN planter that we plan on doing both corn and soybeans with. I am trying to get it set up for beans this year and am wondering how critical it is to run starter (2x2) on the planter? I’ve been out of the game for a while but in the past I don’t recall many people using starter on soybeans. Since I am overhauling the whole liquid fertilizer system on the planter, is it worth it to get it working for beans this year or wait until we are planting corn with it? Also looking at electric pumps for 2x2, would 5gpm take care of most fertilizer needs in corn? Currently the planter had a hydraulic driven pump that would do over a 100gpm but this seems way overkill and won’t work with our tractor hydraulics.
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when we used starter on soybeans, 8 & 17 gpa of 9-18-9-1s we got a lot more vine growth, we couldn't see any yield difference, corn seemed better the next year. we have used electric pumps & controllers for 20+ years, only had 1 pump go bad, still on same controller. have setup planters with 5gpa in furrow, some want both in furrow & 2x2. we like totally tubular or schafert rebounders depending on customers preference. we are in east central MN.
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