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Crop Management: Yield Goal Development
Setting a Realistic Corn Yield Goal Nebguide
Discusses how to set a realistic corn yield goal by acknowledging climatic yield limitations of corn in Nebraska and the yield history in a field.
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Extension Circular 196, 10 Easy Ways to Boost Profit $20/Acre*
A compilation of 22 fact sheets, each of which describes how a change in farming practice can increase profits by a minimum of $2 per practice. Topics range from management strategies for inputs and pests to tillage and irrigation.
Go to Chapter 11, Setting Realistic Yield Goals
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