Ed Winkle - 9/2/2014 06:52

Williams 82 is a very old bean.  Wouldn't that be like comparing a modern hybrid like 6533 to a 40 year old hybrid?

Here, the public beans have yields has high as any in the university plot.

http://oardc.osu.edu/soy2013/soyperformance.asp?txtTableName=table9&txtFieldSort=3&txtDirection=ASC

4 bu at $10 is only $40 per acre but when you add in seed cost and chemical cost and long term considerations, I am not sure they are that much better?  A GMO premium can wipe out the $40 difference alone.

Ed