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BECK’S Urea Topdress Study 2014 PFR Partners Grower Location Hybrid Yield Response Dennis Webster Buckingham, IL BECK 5385A3 +0.7 Dennis Webster Buckingham, IL BECK 6175AMXT* -5.5 Jim Rafferty Le Roy, IL LG2620 -0.7 Greg Pfeifer Mazon, IL DK 64-87 -3.2 Greg Pfeifer Mazon, IL BECK 5475AMXT * +0.6 Ron Bork Piper City, IL BECK 6175wx -3.0 Dan Hesterberg Armstrong, IL Phoenix 5842A4 ** -3.0 Ron Keiser Arrowsmith, IL BECK 6175wx -8.4 Brian Wilson Normal, IL Phoenix 5842A4 ** -3.2 E.J. Kelley Normal, IL BECK 6626AMX-R * -8.4 Webster Farms Kempton, IL BECK 5828AMX * -4.2 Tim Brouwers Manteno, IL BECK 6175AMXT * +13.4 Tim Brouwers Manteno, IL BECK 6175AMXT * +3.6 Soltwedel Farms Partnership Effingham, IL DKC +5.6 Kyle Finley Alvin, IL BECK 5475AMX * -3.1 “I love reading Beck’s Practical Farm Research Book, but their PFR ® Partners Program takes it one step further by bringing the research testing to my farm! It really brings real value to my farming operation by allowing me to compare my current farming techniques to other programs. By doing this, I can determine if there are ways that I can improve profitability on my farm.” Brad Dorsey Moro, IL *®XL is a registered trademark of Pioneer. XL brand seed is distributed by Beck’s Superior Hybrids, Inc. ** Phoenix® is a registered trademark of a Syngenta Group Company. Phoenix® brand seed is distributed by Beck’s Superior Hybrids, Inc. 32
2014 PFR Partners BECK’S Nitrogen Management Studies $15.00 Nitrogen Trial Return Summary $10.00 $5.00 $- $(5.00) $12.57 $10.71 $1.80 V10 Y-Drop OptRx Urea $(10.00) $(15.00) $(13.45) Our 2014 PFR Partner nitrogen testing allowed us to compare different methods of applying nitrogen compared to growers’ standard programs being used today. Of the four programs that we compared, topdress urea applications were the only nitrogen application method that offered substandard results. It is interesting to note that the V10 and Y-Drop applications were all profitable systems over and above our PFR Partners’ current programs in 2014. This may be a result of all being late season nitrogen applications. Nonetheless, growers would have gained additional returns of $10.71 to $12.57/A. by implementing a V10 or Y-Drop application. OptRx ® variable rate applications did not offer large revenue gains, but did in fact offer higher returns compared to programs being implemented today. It is also interesting to note that 70% of PFR Partners that were incorrect with their current nitrogen program (Bullseye page 6), received positive results and average economic gains of $30.52 from using the OptRx variable rate nitrogen system. We are hopeful that applying nitrogen carefully will offer economic and environmental advantages in the future. It would be our ambition to utilize this technology to help eliminate wasteful nitrogen applications, while at the same time identifying and/or correcting areas where nitrogen deficiency has occurred. OptRx ® is a registered trademark of Ag Leader Technology. Y-Drop is a trademark of 360 Yield Center, LLC. 33
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Page 4 and 5: 2014 PFR Partners BECK’S Nitrogen
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Page 10 and 11: Yield Response (Bu./A.) BECK’S V5
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Page 14 and 15: Net Return ($/A.) Net Return ($/A.)
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Page 26 and 27: 2014 PFR Partners BECK’S 360 Y-Dr
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Page 36 and 37: BECK’S V5 Stratego ® YLD Study 2
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Page 42 and 43: BECK’S VT Stratego ® YLD Study 2
Page 44 and 45: BECK’S VT Headline AMP ® Study 2
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Page 48 and 49: Yield Response (Bu./A.) BECK’S VT
Page 50 and 51: BECK’S CropKarb ® Study 2014 PFR
Page 52 and 53: 2014 PFR Partners BECK’S Soil-App
Page 54 and 55: BECK’S Carbon Penalty Study 2014
Page 56 and 57: BECK’S Start Right Study 2014 PFR
Page 58 and 59: BECK’S Multi-Hybrid Planting Stud
Page 62 and 63: Yield Response (Bu./A.) Yield Respo
Page 68 and 69: BECK’S Track Till Study 2014 PFR
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