Alternative Crop Performance on fallow   Williston, ND

 

 

2005

5 Year

 

$

 

 

Selling

Average

  Gross*

Gr. Ret/a

 

Crop

Variety

Price

Yield

  Return

+ or -

 

 

$/bu

bus /ac

$/ac

Reeder

HRS Wheat

Reeder

3.50

 

63.3

 

222

          0

 

Alsen

3.50

 

61.0

 

214

         -9

HRW Wheat

Jerry

3.10

 

56.9

 

176

       -46

Durum Wheat

Mountrail

3.60

 

61.8

 

222

          0

 

Lebsock

3.60

 

57.9

 

208

       -14

Barley          (feed)

Stark

1.50

 

91.1

 

137

       -85

               (malting)

Stellar-ND

2.80

 

88.4

 

248

        26

               (malting)

Conlon

2.25

 

92.9

 

209

       -13

Oats

Monida

1.30

 

120.7

 

157

       -65

Corn  (grain)

Best hybrid

1.80

 

74.0

 

133

       -89

Flax   (brown)

Neche

5.80

 

18.0

 

104

     -118

          (yellow – food)

Omega

6.50

 

14.7

 

96

     -126

Soybeans

Proseed PS00

5.10

 

19.0

 

  97

     -125

Field Peas (green)

Majoret

2.80

 

40.5

 

113

     -109

                 (yellow)

Mozart

2.80

 

47.4

 

133

       -89

                    (feed)

Avg.

2.10

 

44.0

 

  92

     -130

 

 

    $/CWT

 

lbs/ac

 

 

Brown Mustard

Avg.

10.00

 

1295

**

130

       -93

Yellow Mustard

Tilney

12.00

 

1153

 

138

       -84

Canola

Hyola 357 Mag

9.80

 

1592

 

156

       -66

Crambe

Meyer

9.00

 

1491

 

134

       -88

Safflower

Avg of 3 varieties

13.00

 

1393

 

181

       -41

Sunflower (oil)

IS 6521

9.00

 

1688

 

152

       -70

Millet    (grain)

Avg.

6.00

 

1162

 

  70

     -152

Buckwheat

Koto

12.00

 

1131

 

136

       -86

Lentils  (green)

AC Richlea

9.50

 

1464

 

139

       -83

             (red)

Crimson

11.00

 

1179

 

130

       -92

Chickpeas   (desi)

Myles

8.80

 

1865

 

187

       -36

                 (kabuli)

Dwelly

29.00

 

1039

 

301

        79

       (small kabuli)

B-90

19.00

 

1963

 

373

      151

Pinto Beans

Maverick

20.00

 

823

 

165

       -57

Navy Beans

Norstar

20.00

 

781

 

156

       -66

 * Does not include any LDP payments     ** 3 yr avg only            

 HRS Wheat at 14% protein  HRW Wheat at 12% protein  

 

 

 

Dryland Cool Season Forage                 Williston, ND

 

 

 

Yield

Protein

RFV*

 

 

tons/a

- - - % - - -

Cultivar

 

2005

3 yr

2005

2005

Hays Barley

3.0

2.9

11.0

127

Jerry Oat

2.6

2.9

11.3

106

Forage Plus Oat

2.7

2.6

12.5

101

Haybet Barley

2.7

2.6

10.2

121

Centennial Safflower

1.6

1.6

14.2

164

2700 Triticale

3.0

--

11.5

112

Hays+Arvika Pea

2.7

--

11.1

119

Trit+Arvika Pea

2.6

--

11.6

117

Jerry+Arvika Pea

2.3

--

12.0

109

LSD 5%

 0.5

 

  1.2

  14

Planted: May 23               Harvested: July 19 & 26

 

 

Dryland Warm Season Forage                    Williston, ND

 

 

 

Yield

Protein

RFV*

 

 

tons/a

- - - % - - -

Cultivar

 

2005

3 yr

2005

2005

Piper Sudangrass

2.1

2.0

  9.6

103

Red Proso Millet- Cerise

2.8

1.8

10.5

114

Pearl Millet

1.6

1.2

12.1

114

Sorghum/Sudan Hybrid

2.3

--

  9.7

107

LSD 5%

 0.3

 

  1.7

    3

Planted: June 6                       Harvested: August 23

 * RFV = Relative Food Value