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County Impact Statements - Craighead County
Soybean Demonstrations Provide Producers with Yield Information
Using Unique Planting Method
We have always used soybean variety demonstrations in Craighead County as
part of the soybean educational program. We are using a unique planting method
that originated on the western side of the County on heavier rice soils which
allows soybean producers the ability to be able to establish a soybean stand
with irrigation.
A co-worker has dubbed this method the "spread'em and bed'em" planting
system. Clients use bulk distribution to broadcast the soybean seed and use a
ridge-till cultivator or some other implement to cover the seed.
Field trials were established on a smaller scale by using a Yamaha Kodiak
4-wheeler and a cyclone lawn fertilizer distributor. Success rates for stand
establishment are 100% using this particular application set-up.
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Equipment used in "spread'em and bed'em" soybean demonstrations
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Impacts
- A County Field Tour was held with 55 producers and industry personnel
attending.
- Soybean variety plots provided producers with an opportunity to evaluate
varieties in a side by side comparisons of growth habits and yield.
- Unique planting method allows producers to eliminate up to 5 trips
across the filed.
- Stand establishment with this planting method is almost 100% due to the
fact beans can be "watered up" by using irrigation where in the past this
was impossible.
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