Online tool calculates projected yield, moisture

Farmers now have available a tool to assess the value of corn yields combined with grain moisture at the time of harvest. A new online calculator, offered by DEKALB and available at www.DEKALB.com, provides this valuable information when farmers input a few simple categories specific to their fields.

"Harvest moisture and drydown are important considerations for farmers, and now it has become even more important due to unprecedented energy costs," says Chris Peterson, DEKALB Marketing Manager. "It can cost a farmer up to 5 to 10 percent of his variable input costs to dry corn from 20 to 15 percent moisture. Selecting products with good drydown can help farmers avoid these costs."

The online harvest moisture calculator allows farmers to input the value of each bushel of corn (or the current commodity price), their drying cost per bushel, the number of acres they plant per bag and their average yield per acre. Then the free tool automatically calculates the value in each bag of DEKALB seed based on both the DEKALB yield advantage and harvest moisture advantage.

For more information, call a DEKALB sales representative, or visit www.DEKALB.com.

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Date: 10/14/08

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