Posted 4/5/2010 07:03 (#1150540 - in reply to #1150476) Subject: Re: Seed corn genetics heading in the right direction ?
Columbia City, Indiana
Look at a corn yield curve over the last 30 years and you'll see why. I think the national average was like 110 bpa in 1987, and in 2009 it was 160 or so. Higher pops produce more corn. A lot of times the ears aren't as big, but the name of the game is to get the most corn off each acre.