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Replanting, Late Planting and Prevented Planting Decisions for Corn/Soybean Producers

William Edwards

Summary

Midwestern corn/soybean producers are sometimes faced with management decisions in response to adverse spring weather conditions, such as excess rain and low temperatures, hail, flooding and late frost. For a crop that has not been planted yet, the alternatives are:
· Do not plant the crop and declare prevented planting
· Plant the crop late
· Plant a different crop

If the crop has already been planted, the alternatives are:
· Leave the crop as it is
· Replant the same crop
· Plant a different crop

In both cases the decision is affected by crop insurance provisions and coverage levels, the date of the decision, and the variable costs associated with each crop. Planting date may alter the level of insurance protection, and payments to cover the costs of replanting may be available. The poster will display an extension fact sheet, decision flow chart, and spreadsheet decision aid that have been developed to help producers work through the decision quickly and accurately.

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