2022 NutraDrip Grower Agronomy Meeting

Stephen Schwartz, University of Illinois

Hitting the Mark: Achieving High Yields - Stephen Schwartz University of Illinois

About Stephen:

• Works in Dr. Below’s lab

• The overall focus is a physiological approach to nutrient management

Achieving higher corn yields with intensive management: Feed and protect a higher density of the best ‘racehorse’ hybrids.

• Narrow rows

• Full season hybrids

• Banded fertility

• Subsurface drip irrigation

Achieving higher bean yields with intensive management:

• Early plant date

• Narrow rows

• Foliar protection

• Fertility, especially through fertigation

• Season long irrigation

• The right genetics