Risk Management Conference Phoenix, AZ 4.17.07

1. Is Corn Profitable? Risk Management ConferencePhoenix, AZ 4.17.07 Eddie Johnson Wicomico County Extension University of MD Salisbury, Maryland ejohnso3@umd.edu

2. Best Manager’s Award • Year Price Yield Cost • 2000 $1.92 203 $1.08 • 2001 $2.10 215 $1.26 • 2002 $2.90 235 $1.80 • 2003 $2.45 204 $1.27 • 2004 $2.20 232 $1.29 • 2005 $2.15 168 $1.46 • 2006 $2.89 254 $1.41

3. TRI-COUNTY CORN IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM NAME: _____________________________________________ PHONE: _____________________ (as it should appear on certificate) ADDRESS:____________________________________________________________________________ IRRIGATED: NO-TILL_______ CONV._______ NON-IRRIGATED: NO TILL______CONV_______ CORN YIELD DATA Stalk Count – Number of stalks in 100 feet of 1st row_______ 2nd row______ Variety_________________________ Planting Date____________________ Planting Rate/A_____________ INSECTICIDE___________________ Rate/A_______ INSECTICIDE________________ Rate/A_______

4. Fertilizer Program (Per Acre) Trace Elements – Name – Lbs/Acre:____________________________________________ pH____________ Lime Used: _______________________________________________

5. It is the policy of the University of Maryland, Agricultural Experiment Station and Maryland cooperative Extension that no person shall be subjected to discrimination on the grounds of race, color, gender, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital or parental status or disability.

9. YIELD

19. Best Manager’s Award • Year Price Yield Cost • 2000 $1.92 203 $1.08 • 2001 $2.10 215 $1.26 • 2002 $2.90 235 $1.80 • 2003 $2.45 204 $1.27 • 2004 $2.20 232 $1.29 • 2005 $2.15 168 $1.46 • 2006 $2.89 254 $1.41

20. Questions