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Planting Tips

Kyle Poling

Pioneer Field Agronomist

Ohio

Kyle Poling - Pioneer Field Agronomist

Tip #1: Corn Planting: Prioritize precision over speed

Pushing corn yields begins with a picket-fence corn stand of photocopied plants.  The critical first step begins with achieving uniform germination, which requires uniformly adequate soil moisture, consistent soil temperature, and good seed-to-soil contact. Don’t let the rush of planting your corn crop distract you from monitoring seeding depth and seed placement conditions after the first field is planted.

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Tip #2: Early planted soybeans are a good bet

Prioritize early planted soybeans this spring to maximize yield potential. The number of nodes on a soybean plant is a critical yield component, since a node is where flowers and pods are produced.  After the 1st trifoliate stage, soybeans add about 1 node every 4 days. Early planting provides increased yield opportunity because of a long reproductive period and more nodes per plant.

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Tip #3: More is not always better for a corn crop

At planting, too much down pressure on the depth gauge wheels can create sidewall compaction as the double disc openers create the seed furrow.  Excessive down pressure can create a “smeared” sidewall (especially in wet soils) that will not facture as the soil closes around the seed. Sidewall compaction can result in non-uniform emergence, stunted plant growth, and nutrient deficiency symptoms due to poor root growth. 

How Corn Planting Depth & Soil Texture Affect Emergence

Corn Planting Depth & Emergence

Studies across the U.S. have found optimum corn seeding depths to vary from 1 to over 3 inches depending on soil texture, moisture, temperature and seeding date.

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Soybean Seeding Rate Considerations

Manage Soybean Seeding Rates

A dense soybean canopy can help suppress weeds; a benefit that may be more important to consider as herbicide-resistant weeds become more prevalent.

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Staging Corn Growth

Staging Corn Growth

Staging a corn seedling - each leaf stage is defined according to the uppermost leaf whose leaf collar is visible.

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Effects of Seed Orientation at Planting on Corn Growth

Seed Orientation & Corn Growth

Agronomists & corn producers have long been interested in the potential to improve corn growth and yield by controlling the orientation of the corn seed in the furrow at planting.

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Winter Cover Crops for Corn and Soybean Cropping Systems

Cover Crops for Corn & Soybeans

An overview of the geographic adaptability and benefits of winter cover crops commonly used in corn and soybean cropping systems.

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Planting Date Effect on Soybeans

Compare days to Growing Degree Unit (GDU) accumulation at reproductive stages of soybean growth among different planting dates.

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Use of Starter Fertilizers in Corn Production

Using Corn Starter Fertilizers

If early season stresses are sporadic in the field, starter fertilizer may help reduce uneven stand development and yield loss that often results from these conditions.

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Should I Plant Today? Determining the best time to plant your crops

Should I Plant Today? Determining the best time to plant your crops

Can I plant today? Which crop? Jonathan Rotz, Pioneer Field Agronomist, has some advice for when to plant each crop and how to prioritize the crop and your fields. First, make sure a field has plantable soil moisture. Second, the field should have optimal soil temperature.

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Should I Plant Today? Determining the best time to plant your crops

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Can I plant today? Which crop? Jonathan Rotz, Pioneer Field Agronomist, has some advice for when to plant each crop and how to prioritize the crop and your fields. First, make sure a field has plantable soil moisture. Second, the field should have optimal soil temperature.

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Pioneer corn performance data for the Northern Plains region is an average of comparisons from calendar year made in the states of Wisconsin, Michigan, Ohio, and the Northeastern states through March 26, 2024. Comparisons are against all comparisons and competitor brands, unless otherwise stated, and within +/- 3 CRM of the competitive brand.

Pioneer soybean performance data for the Central region is an average of all leading A-Series Enlist E3® soybean varieties comparisons from 2023 made in the states of Wisconsin, Michigan, Ohio, and the Northeastern through March 26, 2024. Comparisons are against all competitor brands, unless otherwise stated, and within +/- 3 CRM of the competitive brand.

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