Iowa crop producers are eager for spring planting season and many growers are looking over options to help boost soybean yields in 2021.
Trent Nowosad is the marketing manager for seeding equipment at Case IH. He says studies from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign show that planting soybeans earlier is critical to maximizing yield potential.
?That?s because when you plant soybeans early, they reach the V1 stage earlier, resulting in more potential pods and thus more seeds, and thus more yield. One effective way to get in the field earlier to add days to a growing season is to add a second planting unit to your operation, so you don?t have to wait until you?re done planting corn to start planting soybeans. Adding an air drill to your operation for soybean seeding can help you maximize ROI and expand that soybean planting windows. Models like the Case IH Precision Disk 500T single disk air drill can be an ideal low-investment option to plant soybeans earlier, or into tough no-till ground.?
Nowosad says the Precision Disk 500T single disk air drill can maximize producers? return on investment.
?Case IH Precision Disk 500T single disk air drills are designed to deliver the most accurate seed placement in the industry ? so you can set up your soybean crop for success and help plants emerge earlier and more consistently to help you boost yields. Studies from groups such as the North Carolina State Extension Service and the North Carolina Soybean Producers Association show that late emerging soybeans can be costly ? with a potential loss of up to $140 per acre when soybeans are delayed by just four days in emergence. With Case IH Precision Disk 500T single disk air drills, you don?t have to sacrifice accuracy and agronomic performance for efficiency.?
Nowosad says farmers can learn more online at caseih.com or by visiting with their local Case IH dealer.
