Does it Pay to Invest in a Yield Monitor

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Does it Pay to Invest in a Yield Monitor ?
Tawainga Katsvairo, Bill Cox, Wayne Knoblauch
and Harold van Es Dept. of Crop and Soil
Sciences Cornell University
SST
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Research Objectives

• Determine if the purchase of a yield monitor can
  be economically justified for split-planter
  studies that compare a new and an established
  hybrid.

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Sites
Cash Crop Site in Seneca
Quirine Ketterings photo
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Corn grain yield of two hybrids at Onondaga
farm during 1999, 2000 and 2001 growing
seasons.
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Corn grain yield of two hybrids at Seneca
farm during 1999, 2000 and 2001 growing
seasons.
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Returns per Acre for Investing in a Yield Monitor
for Different Corn Acreage in 2000 and 2001 at
the Onondaga Farm.
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Returns per Acre for Investing in a Yield Monitor
for Different Corn Acreage in 2000 and 2001 at
the Onondaga Farm.
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Returns per Acre for Investing in a Yield Monitor
for Different Corn Acreage in 2000 and 2001 at
the Seneca Farm.
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Returns per Acre for Investing in a Yield Monitor
for Different Corn Acreage in 2000 and 2001 at
the Seneca Farm.
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Change in break-even yield with change
in corn price and acreage