Risk Management Conference June 12, 2007 Rochester, MN Eddie Johnson Wicomico County Extension University of MD Salisbury, Maryland Is Corn Profitable?
Best Manager’s Award –YearPriceYieldCost –2000$ $1.08 –2001$ $1.26 –2002$ $1.80 –2003$ $1.27 –2004$ $1.29 –2005$ $1.46 –2006$ $1.41
TRI-COUNTY CORN IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM NAME: _____________________________________________ PHONE: _____________________ (as it should appear on certificate) ADDRESS:____________________________________________________________________________ IRRIGATED: NO-TILL_______ CONV._______ NON-IRRIGATED: NO TILL______CONV_______ CORN YIELD DATA Stalk Count – Number of stalks in 100 feet of 1 st row_______ 2 nd row______ Variety_________________________ Planting Date____________________ Planting Rate/A_____________ HERBICIDERATE/ACREHERBICIDERATE/ACRE INSECTICIDE___________________ Rate/A_______ INSECTICIDE________________ Rate/A_______
Fertilizer Program (Per Acre) TOTAL LBS. ANALYSISN LBS.P2O5K2O LBS. PLOWDOWN AT PLANTING SIDE DRESSED OTHER (SPECIFY) TOTAL Trace Elements – Name – Lbs/Acre:____________________________________________ pH____________ Lime Used: _______________________________________________
TILLAGE PRACTICES #TIMES USEDTILLAGE PRACTICES #TIMES USED Moldboard plowNo-Till planter Chisel plowDrill DiscSprayer Field cultivatorGranular application Spring tooth harrowIrrigation inches Cultipackerv-rip LevelerOther It is the policy of the University of Maryland, Agricultural Experiment Station and Maryland cooperative Extension that no person shall be subjected to discrimination on the grounds of race, color, gender, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital or parental status or disability.
YIELD
Per acreCost/ Bushel YieldCostSeedFertChem AVE352AVE45AVE73AVE30AVE1.71AVE
Per acreCost/ Bushel YieldCostRank/yieldRank net $NET T T
Per acreCost/ Bushel YieldGrossCostNetDescription Conv/pl/ NT/pl/ NT/pl/2.5/S NT/pl/ NT/pl/ NT/pl/2/S NT/pl/ NT IRR/3.5pl NT IRR/3pl Conv/S Rip/NT/3pl NT/comm/Fert Conv/IRR/pl32.02
Best Manager’s Award –YearPriceYieldCost –2000$ $1.08 –2001$ $1.26 –2002$ $1.80 –2003$ $1.27 –2004$ $1.29 –2005$ $1.46 –2006$ $1.41