Millet or short season corn?

[govols]

My buddy has a camp in AR. It's been so wet, they couldn't get anything planted yet. Would you do millet this late or try a 85 day corn?

 

[TNTreeman]

Old Amish man told me if you plant before July 4 and you get rain it'll be fine. I've had great success planting corn on or before July 4. I just planted spectrum rr corn on Friday. If you're doing it to also include deer , I'd go corn .

 

[Redfox]

The timing of pumping could factor in to the decision, but I think you still have time for corn (esp short day). I'm guessing you mean jap millet, and you have plenty of time for that (60 ish days). If you go millet, especially planted a little later, don't forget to watch for army worms. Scout early, scout often, and buy your chemical ahead of time. If you find 1 just spray everything immediately.

 

[Grnwing]

Millet, a good dry spell in August will really hurt the corn. Less risk with millet this time of year.

 

[farmin68]

Have you considered both in the same field?
I've read several different articles about farmers who are planting rows of corn spaced 5-6 ft apart with soybeans between the rows. Their corn is yielding ~150 bushels/acre and the beans are yielding 40-50 bushels.
There's no reason you couldn't do the same with corn (or milo which is more tolerant to dry weather in late summer) and millet in the same plot.

 

[MickThompson]

Have you considered both in the same field?
I've read several different articles about farmers who are planting rows of corn spaced 5-6 ft apart with soybeans between the rows. Their corn is yielding ~150 bushels/acre and the beans are yielding 40-50 bushels.
There's no reason you couldn't do the same with corn (or milo which is more tolerant to dry weather in late summer) and millet in thy same plot.

Corn and beans aren't fighting over the same N like corn and millet would be. That said, a lot of progressive managers do "dirty corn" now- managing for moist soil plants aka weeds between the rows instead of spending money for a manicured clean field.

 

[farmin68]

Corn and beans aren't fighting over the same N like corn and millet would be. That said, a lot of progressive managers do "dirty corn" now- managing for moist soil plants aka weeds between the rows instead of spending money for a manicured clean field.

Corn and millet aren't competing for N as long as enough is applied for both crops.

 

[Hawk]

My buddy has a camp in AR. It's been so wet, they couldn't get anything planted yet. Would you do millet this late or try a 85 day corn?

Corn for ducks Millet for black birds. Did millet one season blackbirds loved it ducks not so much.

 

[Popcorn]

Wsg milo