This is a 3-year interdisciplinary and collaborative regional project co-directed by the University of Wisconsin-Madison and The Pennsylvania State University, with collaborators in OH, MI, IA, MN, NE, and ND. The primary goal of the project is to analyze farmer data (yield, management practices and associated costs) in fields located across the North-Central US. Our primary focus is on increased profitability through improved knowledge of yield-limiting factors and best management practices. There are two major segments of this project:

• The Production survey is available here and checklist of info necessary to fill in the survey is here

• Intensive field scouting across several states (more info here) and the How to guide is here

Please send any queries to pde@psu.edu

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All data collected for this project will be kept strictly confidential.