A corn plant takes up most of its nitrogen from a 7-inch radius. Improving placement by banding nitrogen fertilizer along the base of the plant leads to improve uptake. In 2016, 360 Yield Center partnered with the University of Illinois using a tracer ion in a nitrogen solution called 15N to compare uptake efficiencies from…
This trial tested 360 Y-DROP on soils away from the Corn Belt. The side-by-side trial on the farm of Stan & Aaron Smith in Southern Michigan aimed at comparing the yield impacts of traditional sidedress application at V6 with a coulter bar against a mid-season N application at V10 with 360 Y-DROP. The same amount…
This trial was done on my home farm in central Illinois. The trial compared several different nitrogen application plans, including a prescription determined through in-season nitrogen measurement with 360 SOILSCAN. Trial Details: Ammonium sulfate was applied three days prior to planting on April 28. In one strip, ESN was also applied three days pre-plant. The…
Data from our third field trial comes in from central Illinois comparing fungicide applied by 360 UNDERCOVER versus no fungicide treatment. In this trial, Priaxor? was applied via 360 UNDERCOVER at the V12 growth stage. Weighed checks showed a 25 bu/A advantage for Priaxor applied with 360 UNDERCOVER. The application stopped disease before it could…
Yield results continue to roll in across the Corn Belt from our various field trials. In this trial, located in southern Illinois, we compared eight different application plans with a total of 16 passes in the field. The trial aimed to compare the yield impact of late-season nitrogen application with a traditional one-and-done approach. As…
The 2015 growing season marked an important year for 360 Yield Center, as we conducted multiple field trials throughout the Corn Belt. We shared a few initial hand-check yield results at our Proving Grounds field day in August, and now, the harvest data is in, and we’re eager to begin sharing results. The Background This…
Sometimes it is impressive to see visual proof of new yield management practices, especially when the side-by-side comparison is so easy to spot. That’s the case with a recent side-by-side trial done by one of our dealers, Brad Rocke of Agri-Management Solutions, Inc. in Wanatah, Ind. Rocke and his team ran a side-by-side trial to…
We all strive for higher yields. Year after year, farmers explore new hybrids, new fungicides, new equipment, and so on in the search of more yield and more profit. But, how do you evaluate those variables and make a decision on what to implement on your farm? Company and university trials often are abundant but…
