HOW WINTER WHEAT CAN BOOST RETURNS FROM SOYBEAN AND CORN
Winter wheat was a forgotten crop for Denny Kees.
Posted on: December 02, 2021
Winter wheat was a forgotten crop for Denny Kees.
“I raised wheat in the 1980s, but my best yields were only 70 bushels [per acre],” says Kees, of Harlan, Indiana. “It was not profitable.”
Fast-forward to 2021. Kees again grows winter wheat as a way to boost returns from his soybeans and corn.
In September 2020, he planted twin-row wheat in 30-inch rows on 300 acres as part of an intercropping experiment. This configuration consisted of two rows in a 7.5-inch strip flanked by a space 22.5 inches wide. In mid-May, Kees planted soybeans in the middle of the wheat spacings in 30-inch rows.