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| I do mine similar to the post above. I would recommend picking maturity varieties that are common to your area. For example if you normally plant a 3.8 bean, dont fill you plot with 1.6, 2.4s etc. plant what you would normally plant and get as many different seed companies varieties as you can get. I usually have at least 5 or 6 different companies in my test plot. I usually plant from a 3.8 to a 4.8 in beans and something around 111 day corns.
I personally don’t understand why more producers dont take the time to do test plots on their own farms. I can read all the colorful brochures I want but test plots and data from Iowa on some cup cake dirt is nothing like what I have here in KY. I want to know what seed varieties like my dirt and like my particular management practices. It is well worth the time to do and it will help you make better seed selections for the next year for planting on your farm. | |
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How do you do your own plot tests?
