Abstract
Yield‐monitoring data can figure in consequential decisions that make a difference in the farm’s bottom line. Nowadays, most harvesters are equipped with yield‐monitoring technology. Some farmers are using yield maps to develop variable‐rate seeding and nutrient prescriptions while others have been reluctant to use the technology. This article will discuss using yield data for on‐farm decisions, calibrating yield monitors, and cleaning, managing, and standardizing data. This article focuses primarily on corn and soybean grown in the Midwest. But yield monitors are also used in harvesting other grain crops and are standard on new cotton pickers and sugarcane harvesters, so this discussion also applies to those crops. Earn 1.5 CEUs in Crop Management by reading the article and taking the quiz at https://web.sciencesocieties.org/Learning‐Center/Courses.
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