Syngenta Canada Eric Richter, C.C.A., ASR

February 10th, 2016 - Illinois Soybean Association Double Crop Soys Mt Vernon, Illinois

Double Crop Soybean Production SystemThe Syngenta Story – SW Ontario

“REWARD VS REAL RISK”

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Double Crop Soybean Production System The Syngenta Story (SW Ontario)

REWARD VS REAL RISK

● DC Soybeans - What is the Possible vs Perceived/Expected

Outcome (North 40 0 Lat)?

● DC Soybean Experience - “2010 – Present”

● BMP for DC Soybean Production System – SW Ontario

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Ultra Short Season Soybean Production - 2012

Location ?

Degrees Lat. – 56 Deg.

CHU – 1900

Planted May 25th, Harvested October 18th

Variety Maturity – 000

Yield @ 25 bu/acre

4 Chicago London

Madison

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DC Soybean Experience – 2010 to Present

• Initiated Syngenta DC Soybean Project in 2010 with a small group of

dedicated growers planting DC Soys following Processing Peas, Winter

Barley & Winter Wheat

• Documented production practices and crop development, collected

yield and weather data and captured field images during each season

• Primary focus was G X E X M, interactions within the system which

impacted success rate and profitability• Variety (maturity and plant type)

• Establishment methods

• Seeding rates

• Planting dates

• Yield enhancement techniques

• Grower co-operators: Matheson Farms, Vibrent Farms, Wrights Feed

and Seed, Donnelly Farms, Fraser Farms and Langstaff Farms

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Processing Peas & DC Soybean Production System

• Can the system work

consistently, year-year,

field - field?

• Can it increase

gross/net revenue per

acre?

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Winter Barley & DC Soybean Production System

• Can the system work

consistently, year-year,

field - field?

• Can it increase gross/net

revenue per acre?

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Winter Wheat & DC Soybean Production System

• Can the system work

consistently, year-year,

field - field?

• Can it increase gross/net

revenue per acre?

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Common DC Soybean Occurrence in Ontario

Spring 2014

Fall 2013

After Processing Peas

Early July planting, long

season variety

Failed to mature

Approximately 1000# O.M.

Approximately 100# N credit

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Ontario Statistics (million acres)

Hay & Pasture – 4.0+

Soybeans – 3.0+ (45 bu/ac)

Corn – 2.75 (187 bu/ac)

Wheat – 1.0 (90 bu/ac)

DC Soybean - 0.025

Note: Ontario Population – 10 million

London

Detroit

Southern

Ontario

Statistics

Toronto

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Growing Season Stats in Southern Ontario – London, Ont. (Maturity Zones & Precipitation)

London

43 Deg. Latitude

3100 CHU

(2090 GDG)

165 Frost Free Days

London

July – Oct.

+12” Rain

Sufficient water & heat to

grow +30 bu/ac soys

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Syngenta DC Soybean Test Locations 2010 - 2015

Scale:

N

75 Miles

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Growing Degree Days & Sunshine – London, Ontario

(Total Stats April – Oct. = 2094 GDG, 1401 Hrs. bright sunshine)

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100

200

300

400

500

600

April May June July August Sept. Oct.

GDG

1215 GDG (58%)

697 Hrs Bright sun (49%)

879 GDG (42%)

704 Hrs Bright sun (51%)

Note:

1 GDG =

1.5 CHU

Base of

5 Deg. C

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Yield verses Planting date (Extreme range +100 days)

July 1st – 15th

Planting date

period for DC

soys in

Ontario

80+ Bu/ac Soys

Brant Co. 2012

DC Soybean Yield Expectation:

80 X .40 = 32 Bu/Ac

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Double Crop Soybeans – 2010 (Matheson)

July 10th - Planted

S08-C3 @ 200,000 seeds/acre

1-2 trifoliate – July 26th

Mid- August,

R1-R2 Stage

Sept 7th R4 – R5 Stage

October 16th - R6 – R7 Stage

Harvested Nov 3rd @ 42 Bu/acre

Gross @ $496/acre

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Double Crop Soybean – 2011 (Matheson)

Planted July 8th, 2011

S08-C3

@ 250,000 seeds/acre

Harvested November 2nd

38 Bu/acre

Gross @ $456/acre

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Double Crop Soybeans – 2012 (Fraser)

• Planted July 1st @

300,000 seeds/acre

• Harvested November 8th

@ 45 bu/acre

• Gross @ $630.00/ acre

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Double Crop Soybeans – 2012 (Wright)

• Planted July 13th @

250,000 seeds/acre

• Harvested Nov. 11th

@ 30.0 bu/acre

• Gross @ $420/acre

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DC Soybeans - 2012 (Vibrent Farms)

• Planted June 28th @

200,000 seeds/acre

• Harvested October 22nd

@ +30 bu/acre

• Gross @ $406/acre

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Double Crop Soybeans – 2013 (Matheson)

• Planted July 15th

@ 300,000 seeds/acre

• Harvested November 20th

@ 21 bu/acre

• Gross @ $262.50/ acre

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DC Soys after Processing Peas 2013 (Vibrent Farms)

• Planted July 7th @ 200,000 seeds/acre

• Harvested Nov. 12th / 2013 @ 29 bu/ac

• Gross @ $377/acre

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DC Soys after Processing Peas - 2014 (Vibrent Farms)

• Planted July 3rd

@ 225,000

seeds/acre

• Harvested

November 10th

@ 25+ bu/ac

• Gross @

$333/acre

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2012 DC Soybean Plot after Winter Barley (Fraser)

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10

20

30

40

50

60

Yield (bu/acre)

% Moisture

• Planted July 1st

@ 300,000 Seeds /acre

• Harvested Nov. 8th

• Field Averaged – 45

bu/acre

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2012 DC Soybean Plot after Winter Wheat (Wright)

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5

10

15

20

25

30

Yield (bu/acre)

% Moisture

• Planted July 13th

@ 250,000 seeds/acre

• Harvested Nov 11th

• Field averaged – 30

bu/acre

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2013 DC Soybean Plot after Winter Barley (Matheson)

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5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

Yield (bu/acre)

% Moisture

• Planted July 15th

@ 250,000 seeds/acre

• Harvested Nov 20th

• Field averaged – 21

bu/acre

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2014 DC Soybean Plot after Winter Barley (Langstaff)

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5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

Yield (bu/acre)

% Moisture

• Planted June 27th

@ 200,000+ seeds/acre

• Harvested Nov 5th

• Field averaged – 30

bu/acre

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Syngenta 2012-13 DC Soybean Yield Trials (3 Stn yrs)

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5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

S 01-K8(2600CHU)

S 05-B3(2700 CHU)

S10-G7(2800 CHU)

S14-M4(2900 CHU)

Yield (bu/acre)

% Moisture

No Yield Advantage to

growing longer maturity DC soy varieties

Significant Moisture &

Quality Risk growing

longer maturity DC soy

varieties

Trials conducted in

2900-3100 CHU test

area (2012 - 2013)

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DC Soy HarvestEmbro, Ontario

Nov. 22, 2013

Grade #2 Sample Grade

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Days from planting to flowering – 2012 Field Notes

S01-K8 (approximately 30 days)

S14-M4 (approximately 40 days)

Therefore total days required to reach physiological maturity is approx. 75 to 90+

days for double crop soys in Ontario. Day-length sensitivity does not completely

over-ride heat unit requirements in an ultra-short soybean production system

Source – Virgina Polytech

Physiological Development Timelines - Maturity Compression

8575

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Maturity – Critical Development Stages (Mid - Late Sept.)

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Maturity – Critical Development Stages (Early-Mid Oct.)

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Double Crop Soybeans – 2015 (Matheson)

• Winter Barley Harvest

• July 3rd, 2015

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Double Crop Soybeans – 2015 (Matheson)

• July 22nd

• Planted – July 13th

• S007-Y4 @ 300,000 seeds/acre

• 1-2 trifoliate – August 1st

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Double Crop Soybeans - 2015 (Matheson)

August

R1-R2 StageSeptember

R3- R5 Stage

October

R6 Stage

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Double Crop Soybeans – 2015 (Matheson)

October 13th

Harvested Nov. 4th @ 41 bu/acre

Gross = $492/acre S007-Y4 2300 CHU

R7 Stage

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2015 - Cover Crop ClosureDC Soybean System with Cover Crop - 2015

Leaf Litter Mulch Blanket

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DC Soybean System with Cover Crop - 2015

December 30th, 2015

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BMP for DC Soybean Production System

● Variety Selection – Maturity X Planting Date,

Taller Variety Down shift maturity approximately 0.75 - 2.0 maturity zones,

depending on planting date. Maturity compression does not

over-ride heat units required

● Plant into moisture, plant ASAP and

no-till if possibleYields decline +1.0 bu/day after July 1st

● Planting Rate & Row WidthIncrease pops with later planting dates, some

conditions may require up to 50% increase over

normal planting rates (Eg+250,000 seeds/acre).

Always “Solid Seed” where possible. Narrow rows

with high pops – Canopy Closure by 3rd to 4th

trifoliate (R1)

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BMP for DC Soybean Production System

Factors Impacting Success Rate:

● Early Planting Date

- Before July 1st (>90%)

- July 1st to 10th (>80%)

- July 10 to 15th (>75%)

- Later than July 15th (<50%)

- Later than July 20th (green manure)

● Soil Health

- >4% Organic matter (+’ve)

- <3% Organic matter (-’ve)

● Plant RR Soys

- RR Herbicide Program

● Keep Crop Healthy

- Fungicide (Quilt, Trivapro)

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Risk Mitigation for DC Soybean Maturity

London

Planting Post July 10th

Double Crop Soybeans – recommend maturity

be reduced by 1.75 maturity zones & boost

pops by up to +50%

< 0.0 rated soybean varieties

<0.5 rated soybean varieties

<1.0 rated soybean varieties

<1.5 rated soybean varieties

Chatham

Full-Season

Targeted DC

Soybean

Area

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Risk MitigationPlanting Date X Maturity Downshift

-10

-5

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5

10

15

20

25

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Planting date- June 25th

(-0.50)

Planting date- July 1st(-1.25)

Planting dateJuly 10th(-1.75)

Planting date- July 15th

(-2.0)

Maturity Zone 3.0

Maturity Zone 2.5

Maturity Zone 2.0

Maturity Zone 1.5

0.0

0.00

0.000

3.0

2.5

2.0

1.5

1.0

0.5

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Risk MitigationSeeding Rate Adjustment X Planting Date

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50,000

100,000

150,000

200,000

250,000

300,000

350,000

Plantingdate - June

25th

Plantingdate - July

1st

Plantingdate July

10th

Plantingdate - July

15th

Maturity Zone 1.5

Maturity Zone 2.0

Maturity Zone 2.5

Maturity Zone 3.0

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Ultra-Late Planted DC Soybeans –Canopy Closure Challenge (Medium + Wide Row Gap)

***Open Canopy

prior to terminal

bud = Significant

Yield Loss***

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Ultra-Late Planted DC Soybeans – Stand Establishment Challenge (Planting into moisture transition zone)

***Dry

Soil***

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Double Crop Soybean Production System Review of the Syngenta Story (SW Ontario)

REWARD VS “Managed” RISK

● DC Soybeans - Definitely possible North 40 0 Latitude

● DC Soybean Experience - “2010 – Present has been very positive”

● BMP for DC Soybean Production System – SW Ontario

- Have a plan:

- Identify best fit variety, secure seed early

- Adjust planting rate X planting date

- Focus on stand establishment

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Bringing Plant Potential to Life