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FJCTV: Calculating How Many Pounds of Seed Per Acre

One thing wheat growers think a lot about during planting is the how many pounds of seed they’ll need to put down per acre.

By Ashley Davenport
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November 15, 2020 01:40 PM
A 45% rally in soybean prices in 11 months was not enough to convince farmers like South Dakota farmer DuWayne Bosse to give up any corn acreage this spring.
A 45% rally in soybean prices in 11 months was not enough to convince farmers like South Dakota farmer DuWayne Bosse to give up any corn acreage this spring.
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One thing wheat growers think a lot about during planting is the how many pounds of seed they’ll need to put down per acre.

Farm Journal College Wheat agronomist Phil Needham says seed size is a big part of that equation.

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