Early Maturing Corn And Soybean Trials - David and Jay Brandt, No-till farmers, Fairfield County, from the 2020 Conservation Tillage and Technology Conference, held March 3-4, 2020, Ada, OH, USA.

1. Brandt Family Farms
Carroll, Ohio
Early Maturing Corn and Soybeans
for Improved Cover Crop
Establishment

2. Variety Maturity Dry Yield Protein
2018 Spectrum 4725 97 138.96 9.3
2019 133.71 9.3
2018 Spectrum 5285 102 172.30 11
2019 NA NA
2018 Spectrum 5452 104 154.60 7.6
2019 142.99 7.2
2018 Spectrum 5859 108 129.73 6.8
2019 157.66 6.8
2018 Spectrum 6115 111 185.11 6.8
2019 163.76 7.2
Brandt Farm Plot

3. Published Plot Data
Seed Genetics Direct 2019 Summary
Maturity Yield Moisture
98-13 148.9 18.8
103-108 187.2 20.4
108-113 180.7 21.2
113-118 186.3 22.5
Maturity Yield Moisture
101-108 247 23.2
109-112 248 26.7
FIRST NE Ohio Data

17. In Summary: Beans to Corn
• Early Season Soybeans to establish Cover Crops
for rotation to Corn
– Take of half maturity group
– Aerially seed Covers up to 30 days prior to harvest
– Cover Crops should contain both Grass and Legume
– Goals to reduce weed pressure, add fertility, reduce
erosion

18. In Summary: Corn to Beans
• Early Season Corn to establish Cover Crops for
rotation to Soybeans
– Reduce Maturity (requires less GDD’s)
– Interseeding options
• Early Interseeding
• Late Interseeding
– Goal to reduce weed pressure, retain nutrient,
reduce erosion.

19. Questions?