icaster Farming Saturday, March 22,1986
Consultants 9 fees:
Every week, the mailman
delivers a new stack of ag
magazines and Extension fliers,
and most carry information which
may apply to your on-farm,
maximum yield plots.
With all this free data, why pay
for services of a crop consultant?
“A good consultant earns his
keep because he knows your
area,” answers John Payne, a
consultant in Tinytown, Ky., who
runs his own maximum yield
trials. “Articles and university
studies can’t focus on what
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specifically applies to your county,
farm or even an individual field. A
consultant, though, is on the spot.
He knows what it takes to squeeze
more bushels out of soil like yours.
“And a consultant isn’t tied to a
bureaucracy’s long-range re
search goals. This independent
person can react quickly to area
needs and fill gaps in public
research programs,” Payne says.
In Payne’s own territory, for
example, he found that farmers
were missing possible yield gains
because they weren’t matching the
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right variety to drilled soyoean
production. In two states in which
Payne works, narrow-row
varieties were at a disadvantage in
university variety trials because
all seed was planted in 30-inch
rows. In his private trials, Payne
drilled plots and found that at least
one Midwestern semi-dwarf does
well in his area. In university
trials, the same bean failed, a fact
Payne attributes to the wide-row
trials.
Consultants also serve as a
clearinghouse for ideas. A farmer
must wear many hats such as
foreman, mechanic, marketing
executive, purchasing agent. But
the consultant deals only with
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production.
“An experienced consultant sees
all types of farm, research and
products,” notes Dr. Wayne Smith,
a consultant in St. Charles, 111. “He
should be able to examine a new
client’s practices and suggest
ways to improve production.
“If the client maintains good
field records, it’s often possible to
make valid recommendations
before going into the field. A
consultant knows what works on
Farmers urged
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about future bumper harvest. In a
more typical season, the effect
could be less pronounced.
Be cautious, too, about tran
sferring new treatments to the
entire farm. Instead, continue plot
comparisons. As you identify
better seeding or fertility rates,
apply them first to one or two
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similar farms. With this
background, he studies record
and identifies ways a producer caj
improve fertility, Pes ,
management and other yield
factors,” Smith adds.
If you’re overloaded with u.
formation, but don’t have time to
sift through it, perhaps a con
sultant may be the answer. It tm,
be a good investment in futon
production practices.
to try test plots
small fields to determine how well
they will work on a large acreage,
Remember, good plot work takes
time. Plan to invest at least three
years in your maximum yield
campaign. By observing trends,
you learn what works and, just as
important, what doesn’t.
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