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Risk and profitability in selecting a maturity group and planting date in soybean
Author(s) -
Boyer Christopher N.,
Smith S. Aaron,
Stefanini Melissa,
Larson James A.,
Mengistu Alemu,
Bellaloui Nascer
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
crops and soils
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2325-3606
pISSN - 0162-5098
DOI - 10.2134/cs2015-48-6-7
Subject(s) - sowing , profitability index , maturity (psychological) , certification , agricultural science , profit (economics) , crop insurance , business , agriculture , agronomy , economics , geography , biology , psychology , finance , management , microeconomics , developmental psychology , archaeology
This study was conducted in Tennessee to (a) determine the profit‐maximizing planting dates for soybean maturity groups II‐V; and (b) assess the tradeoffs between risk and expected net returns due to planting date, maturity group, and crop insurance coverage level. Earn 0.5 CEUs in Crop Management by reading this article and completing the quiz at www.certifiedcropadviser.org/certifications/self‐study/743 .