32 March 26, 2015 2015 Logan County Farm Outlook Magazine Lincoln Daily News.com
As is the case with any business model, the desire for
greater profits is the reason for the use of continuous
corn planting in the fields.
In summary, the continuous planting of soybeans
comes with similar risks, but they may not be as steep
as once thought. Overall, corn is a more profitable
crop, but it makes greater financial sense in the long
term to plant beans for a year (or possibly more) after
three or four years of corn.
If all corn and soybean acres in Logan County were
on rotation and practicing two years corn, one year
soybeans, on the 338,000 acres planted last year the
multi-year averaged split would be 225,333 acres corn
and 112,666 acres soybeans. Last year’s records show
that Logan County farmers planted 201,500 acres corn
to 136,500 acres soybeans.
Logan County 2014 production was considerable
better than the state averages on both corn and
soybeans.
The farmer must also consider numerous factors in
each year’s planting choice: results of last year’s
harvest, fertilizer needs, prior year weeds and diseases,
projected costs and market demands.
Story by Derek Hurley
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Average bushels per acre:
State / Logan County
Corn 200 bu. / 230.8 bu
Soybeans 56 bu. / 63.7 bu.
