Rice
Canola
Cotton
Grain Sorghum
Sunflowers
Navy Beans
Black Beans
Sugar Beets
Peanuts
The types of groups I'm looking for are representative groups
such as National Corn Growers Association, American Soybean
Association, etc..
Also, for anyone willing to assist with basic harvest unit data
(UNITS, not actual amounts), please feel free to read and complete the
attached information sheet. Include your name and profession with any
completed forms. Thanks!
Kenneth J. Eck
Ext. Soil Cons. Specialist
Purdue Agronomy - T by 2000
680 Rumbach Avenue
Jasper, IN 47546-3513
ph.(812)634-2103
fax(812)634-2104
E-mail ina4!keck@in1000.attmail.com
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1994 MAX CROP-SPECIFIC UNITS AND RATES
Throughout the Midwest a program called Farming for Maximum
Efficiency (MAX) has been in place for several years with corn and
soybean producers. Developed by Purdue University, Successful Farming
magazine, and the Conservation Technology Information Center in
association with Iowa Soil Conservation Service, Illinois Department
of Agriculture, and numerous regional sponsors, the program takes
farmer submitted information (i.e. seeding, fertilizer & pesticide
rates, implement usage, harvest weights and moistures, soil types,
etc.) and assigns a standardized cost to each imput. A profit (or
loss) is then calculated for each field. The program was originally
developed to show farmers using "new" conservation practices, such as
no-till, that even if yields are slightly decreased the loss of other
inputs (i.e. multiple implement passes) often still allowed for an
increase in profit.
Presently program participants have asked that the program be
expanded to include crops not commonly grown in the Midwest. Since few
Purdue specialists are expert in these crops and we are finding state
by state unit variances, we are asking for your assistance. Below is
a listing of seeding, harvest, and nutrient removal parameters needed
for the program. Can you assist by filling in information where
applicable? If you need additional background (I realize harvest is
underway in many states, thus the E-mail message), please contact me
at fax(812)634-2104 or E-mail at ina4!keck@in1000.attmail.com. Thank
you in advance for any help you may provide.
Kenneth J. Eck
Ext. Soil Cons. Specialist
Purdue Agronomy - T by 2000
680 Rumbach Avenue
Jasper, IN 47546
MAX Crop Specific Units and Rates
Note: Most of this deals with what UNIT (i.e. tons, pounds, CWT,
bushels) that the crop would be reported in, not the actual rates
themselves. That information will be provided by the participating
farmers enrolled in MAX.
Seeding:
Seeding Units Reported by Farmer (i.e. Lbs.): _________
Does farmer need to supply seeds per lb?
(i.e. Soybeans may be reported as seeds/acre
or lbs. per acre but program reports only
seeds/acre, thus the need for the info): __________
Seed cost units- how is seed purchased
(i.e. Cwt, 50 lb. bags, etc.)?: __________
How should seeding rates be reported to
farmers (i.e. Lbs./acre, seeds/acre): __________
Harvest:
Harvest weight units (i.e. Lbs., bushels): __________
Harvest selling units(i.e. Lbs., bushels): __________
Standard lbs./bu (i.e soybeans - 60#/bu): __________
Dry to % moisture (i.e."dry"soybeans - 13%): __________
Hauling units (i.e. bushels, ton, Lbs.): __________
Nutrient Removal:
Nutrient removal units
(i.e. soybeans - lbs. nutrient/bushel grain):__________
N removal rate (i.e. soybean - 4.00#/bu): __________
Net N removal rate (i.e. soybeans produce their
own N and N is rarely applied in Ind., thus MAX
assigns 0# N/bu harvested beans to this crop): ________
P2O5 removal rate (i.e. soybean - 0.88#/bu): __________
K2O removal rate (i.e. soybean - 1.4#/bu): __________
Thank you again for any assistance. If you would like additional
information on the MAX program please include a message to that
effect.