The Yield Pyramid is designed to be used with your local Pioneer field agronomist who will help you fine-tune the recommendations and make sure that your efforts are always providing the best value in achieving your yield goals. Used successfully, the Yield Pyramid is a scientific framework that improves average yield by focusing on what matters most to your operation.
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What is The Pioneer® Yield Pyramid™ Decision Tool?
We’re glad you asked! Because our Pioneer agronomy team has spent over a decade gathering on-farm data to create a comprehensive method to help take your corn yields higher than they’ve ever been before. Site-specific weather and soils data from over 70,000 locations were used to create genetic environment management (GEM) zones. We’re exploring 1 of ten of those zones, the Eastern Corn Belt.
- Using the Yield Pyramid
- Zone Features
- Ranking Variables
- My Yield Pyramid
How Do I Use It?
Features of the Eastern Corn Belt
The Eastern Corn Belt is characterized by:
- Highly productive soils
- Drainage or drought may be issues · High humidity raises likelihood of foliar diseases
- Typical weather patterns include wet springs and hotter, dryer weather during grain fill
- High nighttime temperatures may increase grain fill stress
Eastern U.S. GEM Zones
What management and nutrient variables most affected yield?
Data collected in the Eastern Corn Belt gives us a clearer picture of what variables caused yields to vary. A higher Yield Index Value in the charts below for a variable mean that there was more yield variability among locations that had a lot of variability in that cropping factor.
Population had the most influence on yield. In general, higher populations were associated with higher yields. Yields could be further improved by increasing population specifically according to yield goal and hybrid population recommendations.
Where do you fall on the Yield Pyramid?
Your Pioneer Field Agronomist is ready to get to work on identifying where your operation falls on the Yield Pyramid. Before you meet, here’s a quick checklist to gauge your Yield Pyramid level and where to focus your efforts.
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Our unmatched team of local professionals live and work in your community. They’re ready to help you select products with superior yield potential and provide year-round service and expertise. Have questions? Ask your local Pioneer sales representative today.
Our unmatched team of local professionals live and work in your community. They’re ready to help you select products with superior yield potential and provide year-round service and expertise. Have questions? Ask your local Pioneer sales representative today.