The first seed for the Purdue Corn Team was planted on April 16. This is the first planting date treatment for the 2025 Indiana Battle-for-the-Belt project. This project is led by faculty at The Ohio State University and works to examine which crop, corn or soybean, should be planted first in the spring. Dr. Quinn and Dr. Shaun Casteel have participated in this project since 2024 and this research trial encompasses different planting date, variety, and management strategies. Preliminary data from 2024 indicates that soybeans responded most favorably to the earlier planting dates, with highest yields achieved with the mid-April planting. In contrast, corn yields peaked with early May planting, which outperformed the mid-April planting treatment. These findings align with a broader trend observed in Indiana over the past 5 to 10 years, where soybean planting has increasingly occurred before corn.
First research trial treatment being planted by the Purdue Corn Agronomy Team at the Agronomy Center for Research and Education in West Lafayette, IN.
