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Testing narrow-row corn
2015-02-27 00:16:00| Corn & Soybean Digest
These farmers believe that high-population, narrow-row planting systems shows promise. Last year produced red-hot yields for Mike Rosenbohm, who farms near Graham in northwestern Missouri. His average corn yields were up 20% from his long-term average, with yields ranging from 180-225 bushels per acre. So when a narrow-row, high-population test field had a corn yield bump of 30% or more compared to nearby corn planted in 30-inch rows, he signed a contract to purchase a narrow-row planter. read more
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