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Post by MoBuckChaser on Oct 4, 2018 14:46:27 GMT -6
National Corn Yield average is around 170 bu per acre x $3.10bu = Gross is $527/acre. This is a average cost of production per acre: Land Rent per acre= $150 Crop Insurance= $ 20 Corn seed= $110 Starter fert= $ 45 Dry fert= $ 60 Anhydrous fert= $ 85 Weed control= $ 50 Fungicide= $ 25 Insect control $ 20 Planting= $25
Combining= $ 35 Hauling to home= $ 17 Drying cost= $ 28 Storage/shrink= $ 25 Load out charge= $ 11 Haul to elevator= $ 26 Equip cost/Depr= $ 30 Fuel cost= $ 30 Total= $792/acre input/output
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Post by sd51555 on Oct 4, 2018 16:05:26 GMT -6
They may eat it after the neighboring corn has been cut though? They don't eat it. They also don't like corn that requires more days to mature than you have in a growing season. It does not dry down and it gets moldy. Cheap seed may not be the answer if you want results. Huh? That wasn’t any of that shit I gave Fish was it?
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Post by sd51555 on Oct 4, 2018 16:08:37 GMT -6
My corn cost per bushel analysis guy mixed his beans and corn together this year, and I believe he’s got 6-8” cobs, with no fertility applied.
I don’t think u have to fertilize at all if u have one plant per 4 square feet in a sea of beans and cur-cubits.
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Post by batman on Oct 4, 2018 16:10:38 GMT -6
They don't eat it. They also don't like corn that requires more days to mature than you have in a growing season. It does not dry down and it gets moldy. Cheap seed may not be the answer if you want results. Huh? That wasn’t any of that shit I gave Fish was it? Nope - got it from MDHA. Another slap in the mouth from the dipshits in Grand Rapids.
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Post by Sandbur on Oct 4, 2018 16:18:39 GMT -6
Huh? That wasn’t any of that shit I gave Fish was it? Nope - got it from MDHA. Another slap in the mouth from the dipshits in Grand Rapids. The Big Lake Bass corn worked out great. Thanks, Mark!
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Post by sd51555 on Oct 4, 2018 16:24:43 GMT -6
Huh? That wasn’t any of that shit I gave Fish was it? Nope - got it from MDHA. Another slap in the mouth from the dipshits in Grand Rapids. I finally get to see my consult plots tomorrow. I couldn’t get the guy to send me hardly any pics.
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Post by batman on Oct 4, 2018 17:22:51 GMT -6
Nope - got it from MDHA. Another slap in the mouth from the dipshits in Grand Rapids. I finally get to see my consult plots tomorrow. I couldn’t get the guy to send me hardly any pics. I hope its not the stuff we brush hogged to shoot squirrels over.
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Post by Foggy on Oct 4, 2018 17:42:36 GMT -6
They may eat it after the neighboring corn has been cut though? They don't eat it. They also don't like corn that requires more days to mature than you have in a growing season. It does not dry down and it gets moldy. Cheap seed may not be the answer if you want results. terminator salvation giant robotHmmmm......so do you suppose these bears are just checking for pod development? Grin .
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Post by batman on Oct 4, 2018 17:46:15 GMT -6
Guys who frost seed corn will have bear problems. I would blame my the maybe someday retired Buckman vet taking are of my plots.
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Post by Bwoods11 on Oct 4, 2018 17:55:50 GMT -6
Are you looking for rough costs for ag production purposes or food plots? If it's just for deer you can save some money by getting free or reduced price seeds that are a year old. Skimping on fertilizer and herbicides though doesn't work too well though and will dramatically reduce yield. I’m calculating for two reasons~~~ 1–leaving an acre of corn in Iowa—food plot. 2-future custom farming, if corn prices jump to $4/5 range. 115 acres x say 200/bushel corn x $4 acre. Is this going to beat $225-230 cash rent? Right now I know it’s no, but prices change.
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Post by benmnwi on Oct 4, 2018 18:48:43 GMT -6
Around here when crop prices jump some farmers will pay a lot to rent land. Doing it yourself will be a pain in the butt since you have to line up a lot of stuff and being the new guy on the list you will be last in line for most things. I think advertising your land for rent in the local papers and craigslist will bring you more money than hiring out all the steps yourself.
It's ok to tell the farmer renting your land to leave an acre or two standing for the deer. I've never had one say no. They know there is always another farmer willing to rent the land and leave some for the deer.
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Post by Sandbur on Oct 4, 2018 19:01:47 GMT -6
Guys who frost seed corn will have bear problems. I would blame my the maybe someday retired Buckman vet taking are of my plots. I sent the bill for my food plot consulting work to your wife. She seems honest enough to pay it. When she saw the Lake Superior Oatmeal Stout on the bill she knew it was a good operation and not built on consuming massive amounts of watered down brill called lite beer.
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Post by Sandbur on Oct 4, 2018 19:04:55 GMT -6
Around here when crop prices jump some farmers will pay a lot to rent land. Doing it yourself will be a pain in the butt since you have to line up a lot of stuff and being the new guy on the list you will be last in line for most things. I think advertising your land for rent in the local papers and craigslist will bring you more money than hiring out all the steps yourself. It's ok to tell the farmer renting your land to leave an acre or two standing for the deer. I've never had one say no. They know there is always another farmer willing to rent the land and leave some for the deer. I had a verbal agreement for that when I first started renting, but it fell by the wayside. Corn got expensive and a son or nephew combined and “forgot” about it. Keeping the foodplots separate worked better, but even once some of the foodplot beans got harvested.
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Post by MoBuckChaser on Oct 4, 2018 20:12:10 GMT -6
Are you looking for rough costs for ag production purposes or food plots? If it's just for deer you can save some money by getting free or reduced price seeds that are a year old. Skimping on fertilizer and herbicides though doesn't work too well though and will dramatically reduce yield. I’m calculating for two reasons~~~ 1–leaving an acre of corn in Iowa—food plot. 2-future custom farming, if corn prices jump to $4/5 range. 115 acres x say 200/bushel corn x $4 acre. Is this going to beat $225-230 cash rent? Right now I know it’s no, but prices change. Don't even think of farming. Trust me, you will be equipment poor, and get your ass handed to you! Take the rent even if it is low now, then when prices jump, lock some idiot into a 3-5 year contract paid up front!
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Post by Bwoods11 on Oct 4, 2018 20:26:36 GMT -6
Mo—yeah I think cash rent is still king.
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