sckansas - 8/10/2015 21:31

I'm about 90 mi. NE of you Jim; not much swing back to milo here, but then we have better ave. prec. and heavier soils. No question that seed is the biggest cost difference between the two crops. I like a rotation that is corn-wheat-double-crop beans and then back to corn. Milo can come off late and of course the allopathic effect on the wheat is not helpful. Something about a wheat-corn rotation seems to be beneficial to corn yields; cutting the double crop beans deals with stubble tho' often one is lucky to get his investment back on dbcr. beans. Occasionally one is able to really make out on the bean end.... last year with great Sept. rains and an extended growing season we were able to achieve 30 bu. yields. 12-20 is more the norm.

Somehow its hard for me to go back to milo; just like to all around timing of corn and the showiness of the crop. Strip Till has really helped us deal with early planting and establishing a good stand.[/QUOTE
That should put you somewhere perhaps in Butler County? I agree with all you've said about more precip(normally) and very good dirt in your area, for sure. So, with your rotation, is wheat just a 1 year crop? And, also curious, are beans planted only in DC situations? Corn is your "bell cow" crop, so to speak?