{"id":19102,"date":"2023-08-24T13:46:05","date_gmt":"2023-08-24T13:46:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.selinawamucii.com\/news\/?p=19102"},"modified":"2023-08-24T13:53:55","modified_gmt":"2023-08-24T13:53:55","slug":"farming-technology-improves-corn-soybean-yields-in-iowa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.selinawamucii.com\/news\/2023\/08\/24\/farming-technology-improves-corn-soybean-yields-in-iowa\/","title":{"rendered":"Farming technology improves corn, soybean yields in Iowa"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Farm technology\u00a0<\/u><\/a>has helped boost corn and soybean production in the drier parts of the U.S. Farmers in Iowa, a state now in its 36th<\/sup>\u00a0month of drought<\/a>, have recorded harvest gains by using technology.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jerry Seuntjens<\/u><\/a>, who runs a 2200-acre farm in Kingsley, Iowa, has witnessed a significant rise in yields of soybean and corn crops. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite the dry conditions, corn yields per acre on his large farm have spiked by 8-12 bushels (203.2-304.8 kg) over traditional yields. The soybean yield has also hiked by at least 3 bushels (76 kg) an acre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jerry cites his land management software as the reason he can now single-handedly control his large corn\/soybean plantation.\u00a0The ins of precision agriculture include the ability to control a farm remotely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In as early as 2010, agriculture scientists had already mapped the weather conditions necessary for soy and corn growth in the\u00a0non-irrigated farms of Iowa.<\/u><\/a>\u00a0Wise use of moisture in the dry spring season and the presence of dry conditions at harvest time in summer improved corn yields.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Scientists also found that the application of nitrogen fertilizer was also positive on yields. Hot weather, on the other hand, was detrimental to soy and corn crops\u2019 performance. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Technology has since tapped this weather data and tailored it for farmers in a way that they can control crop performance by yield monitors. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In  October 2021, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reported on how corn production reached new levels since technological take-off on farms.  Between 2001 and 2016, yield monitor technology adoption had risen from 19% to 52%<\/u><\/a> of cultivated corn acres. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nationally, acres of corn with self-propelled equipment and those with yield maps rose to 31% and 39% in 2016, respectively. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

There is a down side, though. There is\u00a0a struggle to utilise a flood of data<\/a>\u00a0by farmers using farming apps. Users find the barrage of data on their farm management software as confusing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Besides, the median age of farmers in the U.S. is 58<\/u><\/a>, which makes them less tech-savvy than the younger generation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There is also the question of privacy. \u00a0Farmers think that their input to startups may affect price agreements with these startups. They also fear the\u00a0monetization\u00a0<\/u><\/a>\u00a0of their farms\u2019 database by outsiders.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All the same, precision agriculture is here to stay if the Iowa results are anything to go by.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Falling prices of corn due to technology-related high yields despite the low acreage in 2023 will also likely compensate for any perceived tech disadvantages. A bushel of corn averaged $6.70 ($0.27 per kg) in the U.S. market year of June 2022-23. Between June 2023 and June 2024, corn price will fall to\u00a0$5.70\u00a0<\/u><\/a>\u00a0($0.23 per kg).\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Soybean prices in Iowa and U.S. at large will also decline from the current $13 a bushel ($0.48 per kg) to a stable\u00a0$10.30<\/u><\/a>\u00a0($0.38 per kg) from 2024 onward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The wholesale market prices of U.S. corn and soybeans in August 2023 are  $0.21<\/u><\/a> and $0.4<\/u><\/a> per kg respectively. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Farm technology\u00a0has helped boost corn and soybean production in the drier parts of the U.S. Farmers in Iowa, a state now in its 36th\u00a0month of drought, have recorded harvest gains by using technology.\u00a0 Jerry Seuntjens, who runs a 2200-acre farm in Kingsley, Iowa, has witnessed a significant rise in yields of soybean and corn crops. …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":19103,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[2],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\nFarming technology improves corn, soybean yields in Iowa - Selina Wamucii | Food & Agriculture News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.selinawamucii.com\/news\/2023\/08\/24\/farming-technology-improves-corn-soybean-yields-in-iowa\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Farming technology improves corn, soybean yields in Iowa - 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