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Slick
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 Posted - 11/04/2009 : 3:25:49 PM
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First post, but I've been reading for a week or so, and have really gotten a lot out of many of your posts.
I'm a young part time farmer(24). My grandpa, dad, and brother currently farm full time, and I work in town full time and help when Im off. My goal is to one day farm full time with my brother/dad, as my grandpa starts slowing down...
What I was wondering is if any of you can recommend some good literature on agronomy? Specifically corn/soybeans. I feel like my family does a good job, but I like to have as much knowledge as possible.
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ECI
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Posted - 11/04/2009 : 8:27:05 PM
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Slick , One of the best books out , was wrote by one
of the posters right here , go to page two ,under
Faust, must read , thats under crop production |
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bas
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Posted - 11/04/2009 : 9:42:57 PM
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Slick,
Modern Corn and Soybean Production by Robert Hoeft, Merson Nafziger, Richard Johnsona and Samuel Aldrich is a good starting point. THere is a lot of good solid basic agronomy in this book. Sometimes I think we have forgotten the basics in the quest for the latest and greatest in variety selection and technology. You can't make great yields without proper planting. When a planter pulls out of the field you have already set maximum yield, all we can do is protect the yield potential of the genetics once the seed is in the ground. With corn every 1 thousand plants is worth from 5-10 bu/acre. So if the planter misfires 2 times per 1/1000th of an acre your potentially loosing $15-$30 per acre.
Also reference any crop production goods your state extension service may print. |
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jabber1
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Posted - 11/05/2009 : 12:00:14 AM
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Welcome Slick.
http://iah.ipm.illinois.edu/
"Oh Lord, it's hard to be humble, but I'm doin' the best that I can-------"
Mac Davis |
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Slick
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Posted - 11/05/2009 : 07:26:29 AM
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ECI, I've seen that one already while I was reading through the site, its on order.lol In all seriousness I like a lot of what Faust says about purchasing farmland, and running older equipment. I think a lot of farmers(myself included) get caught up in "new paint". It was a refreshing way to look at things.
As to the other suggestions, I'll be checking into them.
Also, if anyone just has any advice, tips, or things you would've done differently starting out, I would love to here them. Thanks guys. |
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verbatime
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Posted - 11/05/2009 : 07:33:48 AM
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slick I wouldn't have spent so much time working a job in town and went for it all at once.
I worked for 3.5 years as a surveyor with the Nebraska Dept of Roads. Quit that to farm but then went to work at Parker for more money. Still farming weekends all night labor day you name it. Then quit that and went to farming and then ended up taking a job at an engineering firm surveying and designing road.
Spent to much time working in town for very little money and should have just started farming.
Timing is everything.
 "Oh great and almighty editor is this better?"
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ECI
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Posted - 11/05/2009 : 09:34:18 AM
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Welcome slick, I was just havein a fun, verb it right
timein is everything , or it sure helps , when we get
done , I'll send you some info. good luck, Ken |
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FBM myron
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Posted - 11/05/2009 : 3:52:11 PM
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| If you go to www.farmdoc.uiuc.edu there are a lot of good spreadsheets and decision tools that you can use to run numbers and play what if. Books will give you good basics, but you need to get to the seminars in order to get current info and research. If you are located in a state with a Farm Management Program, this would be another source for help. Good luck. |
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