By KEVIN WALKER
Michigan Correspondent BLOOMDALE, Ohio — Three different seed brands took the top three spots in a soybean test recently at a farm in Wood County, Ohio. The test was conducted by Farmer’s Independent Research of Seed Technologies (F.I.R.S.T.) at the farm of Larry Bishop in Bloomdale.
Taking the number-one spot for both yield and gross income was Steyer 3402R2, with a yield of 50.1 bushels per acre and income of $543.4 per acre. The number-two finisher was Channel 3303R2, with a yield of 45.8 bushels an acre and a gross income of $496.6 an acre.
Taking the number-three spot was FS Seeds HS28A02, with a yield of 45.7 bushels per acre and a gross income of $495.3 an acre.
F.I.R.S.T. Manager Rich Schleuning planted 145,000 seeds an acre on June 14, 2010, and harvested 107,600 plants per acre on Oct. 16. For the most part everything went well with the test, except for soybean size.
“Soybeans got off to a good start at this location, with ample early season rainfall,” Schleuning said. “The dry, warm conditions in August took the top end off this crop. Bean size was small due to lack of moisture. Crop was healthy all season and stood very nicely at harvest.”
The previous crop on this field was corn treated with Lexar. The soil conditions are loamy, non-irrigated and well drained. The soil has a moderately high P, high K, 6.5 pH and 3 percent organic matter. No-till cultivation was used. Roundup was used for pest management.
Thirty-six seed brands were tested altogether, with F.I.R.S.T. issuing a report on the top 30.
Each brand was also given a value for stand. The average stand value for all the brands was 107.6 (multiply by 1,000).
The top brand was given a stand value of 111.5, the second-place brand, 109.5, and the third, 106.5. Some other brands that didn’t do as well for yield and gross income had higher stand values.
The average yield for the top 30 tested brands was 41.3 bushels per acre and the average gross income was $447.7 per acre. For all available test results, go to www.firstseedtests.com |
