Technology Preparedness to Achieve Yield Gains within Fields.

The equipment industry continues to offer new products that have considerable potential to reduce yield variability and improve overall crop productivity.  Products continue to evolve to improve delivery of fertilizers and crop inputs based upon yield potential or observed crop stresses, and products to vary hybrids based upon site conditions may be offered in the future.  Recent work has shown a very strong relationships between crop yields and topography, likely attributable to differences in distribution of precipitation and associated differences in moisture retention.  These results have pointed toward greater attention toward optimizing soil moisture levels throughout the growing season as a means to significantly impact yields.  This includes consideration of improved irrigation solutions as well as soil modifications to achieve better moisture distribution patterns.