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Audience Response from the 2011 Ohio Conservation Tillage Conference
Audience response system technology (RST) was utilized at the 2011 Ohio Conservation Tillage Conference (CTC) to capture farmer/fertilizer dealer/crop consultant corn production practices. At CTC one large room (where major sessions on crop production were presented) with a seating capacity of 425 was populated with 210 RST devices. After each session participants were asked up to four questions that related to grower corn production practices and/or their views on issues impacting agriculture.
RST will again be used at the 2012 CTC, March 6 & 7, to obtain production information, opinions on major issues and adoption/non adoption of various practices. The information obtained will used to design both future agronomic programs and applied research trails to address the needs identified by CTC participants.
Key finding from 2011 related to corn production include the following:
CTC Reported Corn Production Practices
|
Question |
Practice |
Greatest % of Responses |
|
What is the most limiting factor to high corn yield? |
Lack of plant available water |
49.6% |
|
Describe the crop rotation that is used on the majority of your corn acres? |
Corn/Soybean (2 year rotation) |
52.21% |
|
Describe the corn tillage system that is used on the majority of your corn acres? |
Conservation tillage (30% residue after planting) |
33.7% |
|
What is the most limiting factor to adopting strip tillage in your farm? |
Time or suitable soil conditions to build strips in the fall |
42.25% |
|
What is the most limiting factor to adoption of no tillage corn on your farm or in your agricultural business? |
Cool soils leading to delayed/uneven emergence |
35.62% |
|
What factor would cause you to adopt no tillage corn? |
Greater profit per acre |
64.38% |
|
At what corn seeding rate per acre will you plant the majority of your corn in 2011? |
32,001 to 34,000 |
42.11% |
CTC participant views on the most important problem confronting crop farms in 2011 follow:
|
What are the most important problem confronting crop farmers in 2011? |
|
|
Land values/land rent |
28.50% |
|
New agricultural regulations |
20.73% |
|
Less opportunity for young to enter production agriculture |
19.17% |
|
Profitability |
17.62% |
|
Hazardous Algae Blooms |
7.25% |
|
Soil Erosion |
5.18% |
|
CAUV taxes on agricultural farmland |
1.55% |
