Planting
To optimize yield, producers must try to use an optimum seeding rate, planting date, row spacing, etc. However, these factors are continually changing. For example, why are seeding rates increasing and planting dates becoming earlier? Find information here that addresses these questions and other topics that are important before and during planting.
Planting Date
Tri-modal planting dates for corn in 2007
Corn planting: Consider soil temperature and date
Hybrids adjust to delayed planting dates
Planting date considerations for corn following corn
Polymer coatings for early planted corn
Replanting
Determining yield potential for a problematic stand
Impact of early season frost (before V4)
Replant Decision Aid — Calculator (Univ. of Illinois)
Plant Population
Seeding Rates in Relation to Maximum Yield and Seed Costs
Corn seeding rates and variable-rate seeding
Evaluate seeding rate relative to seed cost
Plant population considerations for corn following corn
Does it pay to cut corn seed costs? (Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison) — includes cost calculator
Plant population research at ISU
Stand Count Calculator (Univ. of Illinois)
Row Spacing
Planter Speed and Uniformity
How does planter speed affect plant spacing?
Tillage not found to affect plant space uniformity
How to measure plant to plant spacing in corn
Accurate tools for measuring plant uniformity
Miscellaneous
