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Thumb of Michigan | Everythigs relative to your conditions $ wise, but if you have the land available and a potential $240 looks good to you, go for it! For me, the big thing would be if I had to store the crop vs deliver it out of the field. Also, whether the crop needed to be swathed or if it could be cut direct.
We've raised the Aroostock variety Ed mentioned for seed for a number of years. We've gotten close to 50 bpa, and also gotten close to 30 on poor ground in a dry year. Its non program payment bushels, so pretty important to get it marketed right. The Aroostock matures (for us) within a week after winter wheat harvest, so its not bad. Some varieties won't be ripe for a month after wheat, screws up some management stuff we like to do after small grains. As Ed mentioned, the straw could be a heck of a addition to the bottom line. I have close to zero market for straw, so we leave it.
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