Quotes by Palle Pedersen

“In Iowa, we have a 32,000-an-acre plant population, spray, and harvest. There is no in-season management. Its all in the seeds.”

“Its not about increasing yield, its about maintaining yield. Look at it as a house. The foundation has to be solid.”

“Despite its prolific reproduction ability, the good news is that soybean aphids are still easy to manage because they are very sensitive to insecticides. There are enough available products labeled for the soybean aphid to do the job.”

“Variety selection is the most important factor in soybean production.”

“The matrix is more complex with soybeans. You might have 10 fields and have to select six different varieties to deal with all the variables. Soybeans are also more sensitive than corn to the environment during seed fill.”

“Soybean cyst nematode really costs us.”

“Since there isnt any yield difference between the best SCN-resistant varieties and the best SCN-susceptible varieties, we recommend farmers start planting them at low SCN populations.”

“Remember to look at your own pasture before looking across the fence.”

“Every farmer, whether he has 50 or 50,000 acres, should have a small experiment on his farm with replicated strips across the field. The data he collects can be used with other trial information to help choose effective varieties.”

“There is no doubt that we have to thank the corn breeders for getting the kind of corn yields we have gotten this year, despite the drought.”