I am about to select corn to plant this august break in a swampy location and would love to hear from experienced farmers on the hybrids they have planted and the location. I am targeting fresh market and would like to know how many bags(GADO size) they have gotten from an acre with planting practices they followed to achieve their result...................



lets rub minds

So many Hybrids available but many are plagued by un-even emergence.................... A very scary scenerio a week or two after planting

betabread:
I am about to select corn to plant this august break in a swampy location and would love to hear from experienced farmers on the hybrids they have planted and the location. I am targeting fresh market and would like to know how many bags(GADO size) they have gotten from an acre with planting practices they followed to achieve their result...................



lets rub minds

Which variety did you plant in the end and how was the yield?

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Abdullahi4u7:
Which variety did you plant in the end and how was the yield?

Suwan, my highest yield right now is 2.5 bags per alakpin (1/2 plot).......

Standard in the corn belt is 7-8 bags, but im not ready to pay for the input interms of fertilizer and original hybrid, maintenance of planter......

I hope to push the 4-5bags mark with my current inputs unchanged......

Be that as it may difference in output interms of cob volume is similar

I wont advise u to plant this for grain output as its grain to cob volume is small plus it doesn’t fill its cobs well when population is very high

betabread:
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Suwan, my highest yield right now is 2.5 bags per alakpin (1/2 plot).......

Standard in the corn belt is 7-8 bags, but im not ready to pay for the input interms of fertilizer and original hybrid, maintenance of planter......

I hope to push the 4-5bags mark with my current inputs unchanged......

Be that as it may difference in output interms of cob volume is similar

I wont advise u to plant this for grain output as its grain to cob volume is small plus it doesn’t fill its cobs well when population is very high

So the 2.5 bags you mentioned is when it's harvested fresh?

Abdullahi4u7:
So the 2.5 bags you mentioned is when it's harvested fresh?

Fresh not dried, I never sell dry corn cos of thieves and pest in my locality