The American Randy Dowdy has just set new productivity thresholds with a new world soybean record, reaching 213.2 sacks/ha breaking his own record of 192 sacks/ha, set in 2016. The American led two areas for the contest, where the second yielded 200.6 sacks/ha, which would be enough to set a new level of production.
Dowdy, who is known for excellent harvests, is also the record holder for corn production over 500 sacks/ha (it is known that an optimal mix of sun, soil management and soil health contributed to high yields, especially soybean in 2019. The Brooks County producer also believes that productivity could be significantly higher next year, saying that in part of the area where the record was set (at 0.4 ha) he had a spectacular yield of 251.04 sacks/ha.
On March 20, Dowdy planted the AgriGold G5000 (Maturation Group 5) cultivar with 308,000 plants per hectare and went on another farm with a Hefty 49X7S (Group 4.9) with 321,000 plants per hectare on April 10. The emergency was excellent, says the producer. What guarantees the effectiveness of crops grown in the (early) window is seed treatment. “When plants emerge, these early leaves, cotyledons, usually begin to die in V3. We keep our cotyledons at V9-V10, and that is a sign of plant health and strength at the beginning of the season. When we see this, we know we are heading for good yields and it all starts with seed treatment.” RenPro Plus of Renwood Farms, and AgriShield Max of AgriGold and the complete premium seed treatments of Hefty are very good and are examples of quality seed treatments to consider, said the producer.
The initial stand establishment was followed by consistent pivot irrigation due to a six-week drought and heat stress. Other management consisted of a variety of products from Brandt, ROI Biologicals, Hefty and BASF, notes Dowdy: “We use Extend technology to manage weeds, leaf foods, weed out the season’s biological products and ensure we weren’t hit, pest problems.”
“Brandt’s phytosanitary technology is excellent. The company is constantly challenging itself and offering new tools and concepts to the market”, said Dowdy, who also holds the title of “King of Corn” in the United States. “Brandt products represent a key factor in our success.”
“It turned out to be a good time for irrigated areas to achieve high productions, even though it has damaged non-irrigated farms. I found no replacement for solar radiation and I didn’t find out how to buy sunlight by comparing the possibility of irrigating areas with excellent supply of solar radiation.”
With an abundance of side branches, Dowdy soybeans averaged 22 to 25 knots with fruiting, an amount he attributes to sunlight, row spacing, and biological products used throughout the crop.
Translation: Equipe Mais Soja
Source: Adapted from AGWeb
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AgWeb – Farm Journal
Author: AgWeb – Farm Journal
