Marion Calmer

Farmer/Owner - 38 years Calmer Ag Research - 28 years Calmer Corn Heads - 18 years

Breaking My Own Soybean Yield Barrier Through Better Management

STINE SEEDAdel

Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich

1st Term 2nd Term

Marion and President Obama

We can’t Improve On Things We Don’t Measure

28 years

Marion Calmer

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• No-Till Breaking Yield Barriers

• Dry Fertilizer • Narrow Rows • Seeding Rates • Residue Management

1975 - 1985

1986 - 1995

1995 - Present

2012 Fertility Study

w/out Fertilizer

$50 Fertilizer

59 bu 63 bu

15” or 30”

Soybean Row Spacing Study

68 bu 64 bu

08 - 2011

30” 15”

2012

60 bu 66 bu

30” 15”

30 inch

15 inch

= 4 seeds/ft in 15” rows

2 seeds/ft

Long Term (5 Year) Soybean

50K

62 63 63 63 63

100K 75K 125K 150K 175K 200K

63 63

M.E.P L.W.

@ $60/ bag, 25K seeds cost $10

and white mold increase

“Planting” Population Study

As population increases potential for lodging

2012 Soybean

50K

59

63 64 63 60

100K 75K 125K 150K 175K 200K

66 61

M.E.P L.W.

@ $60/ bag, 25K seeds cost $10

and white mold increase

“Planting” Population Study

As population increases potential for lodging

BT Rootworm vs Non Rootworm

Non Rootworm

BT Rootworm

190 197

Intermeshing Flutes

WINDOW REVOLVING

Before After

Revolving Window

“Chopping” Knife Roll

40, 90, and 600 series

Revolving Window

“Chopping” Knife Roll

CASE-IH 2200 series

Revolving Window

“Chopping” Knife Roll

NH 96c, 98c, 996 NH 96c, 98c, 996

• No-Till Breaking Yield Barriers

• Dry Fertilizer • Narrow Rows • Seeding Rates • Residue Management

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