| djsmith - 10/22/2025 06:33 "Following the trend of being 40 to 50 bushels above USDA's final yield leads to a national average somewhere between 167.4 bpa and 177.4 bpa. Can you explain this statement further?
It's basically saying that is their historical track record. The seed trials are generally placed where they have a good sized area in the field with consistent soil, pretty weil insulated from effects like endrows, messy terraces, timber, wildlife, creek bottom flooding, and so forth. FIRST is not quite the same, but think about where your local retailer show plots are located when you drive down the highway. They aren't hidden behind the trees on some steep rocky knob hill. |
Plot data pointing to lower yields
