Six State Life Cycle Analysis for Corn and Soy Production
Advancing Agricultural Performance® and Environmental Stewardship
February 19, 2015 Ames, Iowa
Seeing STAARS: Six State Life Cycle Analysis for Corn and Soy Production Chris Jones Iowa Soybean Association [email protected]
Funded in part by the soybean checkoff
Life Cycle Analysis: ADAPT
Strategies Targeting American Agricultural Resources and Sustainability
Process: • Enroll approximately 500 participants across 6 states • Partner with government agencies, land grant institutions and state soybean commodity groups • Develop tools and processes • Document and analyze management practices and energy use over 3 years • Address on-farm resource management and sustainability through performance evaluation and planning
Service Providers • Independent crop consultants and CCA’s – SD, KY, IA
• Technical Service Providers who primarily provide MMP and CNMP planning services – IL, IN, OH
• Seed dealer / agronomic supplier – KY
• Cooperative – OH
Service Provider Activities • Enroll participants in STAARS • Conduct field testing (stalk sampling) • Gather management data and enter into ADAPT • Provide reports (testing and energy) back to participants • Develop resource management system plans
Iowa Soybean Association Activities Source the service providers Train SP’s on data entry into ADAPT Coordinate field testing (2-3 years) In some cases provide training on the planning activities • Provide energy usage reports from ADAPT • Perform quality control review on data in ADAPT • • • •
Conversion to BTU/bu
GDFE/Acre x Acres = Gallons of Diesel Yield (bu/ac) x total acres = total bushels Total bushels/gallons of diesel = bu/gal ~130,000 BTU/gal diesel* BTU per bushel
Total Acres in Aggregate Analysis
Total Bushels in Aggregate Analysis
Location of Fields
Iowa % of Bushels in STAARS
Weather
Weather
Crop Yields
Fertilization Rates
Fertilizer Types
Corn N Form Anhydrous Ammonia UAN 32% Swine UAN 28% Poultry Manure Other Urea Monoammonium phosphate
Predominant Forms of N and P Fertilizer on Iowa STAARS Fields, 2010-2012 Corn P Soybean N Fields Fields Form Fields Form 112 Diammonium Phosphate 7 221 Monoammonium phosphate 111 Monoammonium Phosphate 6 104 Diammonium phosphate 6 35 Poultry Manure 45 Poultry Manure 1 14 Swine 35 Swine Manure 1 9 Other 23 Ammonium sulfate 4 Beef Manure 5 2 2 Triple superphosphate 1
Soybean P Form Monoammonium Phosphate Poultry Manure Diammonium Phosphate Swine Manure Other
Fields 6 6 5 1 1
Tillage
Tillage vs Yield
Iowa Tillage Practices: Soybean
Iowa Tillage Practices: Corn
Chemicals
Per Bushel Energy Requirements: Soybean
Comparison to Field-to-Market? Source: Field to Market (2012 V2). Environmental and Socioeconomic Indicators for Measuring Outcomes of On-Farm Agricultural Production in the United States: Second Report, (Version 2), December 2012. Available at: www.fieldtomarket.org. See full report here: http://www.fieldtomar ket.org/report/national 2/PNT_NatReport_A26. pdf
Corn Per Bushel Energy Requirements
Per Acre Energy Use: Soybean
Per Acre Energy Use: Corn
Field-to-Field Comparisons: Soybean
Field-to-Field Comparisons: Corn
BTU per bushel vs Yield
Iowa Histograms
Challenges 1a. Getting Good Data 1b. Getting Good Data 1c. Getting Good Data 2. Verifying data (i.e. documentation) 3. Data Management 4. Ask the Right Questions
Take Homes
Next Steps New Multi- project with support from USB 2014/15 Title: Multistate Soy Sustainability Initiative for Continuous Improvement - use the experiences and data gained through the STAARS - Multi-State Education Coordinator - Engage past STAARS participants, both crop consultants and farmers - Engage QSSB staff from the six STAARS states (SD, IA, IL, IN, OH, KY). - Provide state specific data mining and analysis of STAARS data for planning and alignment of future programming
Questions?
February 19, 2015 Ames, Iowa
Seeing STAARS: Six State Life Cycle Analysis for Corn and Soy Production Chris Jones Iowa Soybean Association [email protected]
Funded in part by the soybean checkoff
Life Cycle Analysis: ADAPT
Strategies Targeting American Agricultural Resources and Sustainability
Process: • Enroll approximately 500 participants across 6 states • Partner with government agencies, land grant institutions and state soybean commodity groups • Develop tools and processes • Document and analyze management practices and energy use over 3 years • Address on-farm resource management and sustainability through performance evaluation and planning
Service Providers • Independent crop consultants and CCA’s – SD, KY, IA
• Technical Service Providers who primarily provide MMP and CNMP planning services – IL, IN, OH
• Seed dealer / agronomic supplier – KY
• Cooperative – OH
Service Provider Activities • Enroll participants in STAARS • Conduct field testing (stalk sampling) • Gather management data and enter into ADAPT • Provide reports (testing and energy) back to participants • Develop resource management system plans
Iowa Soybean Association Activities Source the service providers Train SP’s on data entry into ADAPT Coordinate field testing (2-3 years) In some cases provide training on the planning activities • Provide energy usage reports from ADAPT • Perform quality control review on data in ADAPT • • • •
Conversion to BTU/bu
GDFE/Acre x Acres = Gallons of Diesel Yield (bu/ac) x total acres = total bushels Total bushels/gallons of diesel = bu/gal ~130,000 BTU/gal diesel* BTU per bushel
Total Acres in Aggregate Analysis
Total Bushels in Aggregate Analysis
Location of Fields
Iowa % of Bushels in STAARS
Weather
Weather
Crop Yields
Fertilization Rates
Fertilizer Types
Corn N Form Anhydrous Ammonia UAN 32% Swine UAN 28% Poultry Manure Other Urea Monoammonium phosphate
Predominant Forms of N and P Fertilizer on Iowa STAARS Fields, 2010-2012 Corn P Soybean N Fields Fields Form Fields Form 112 Diammonium Phosphate 7 221 Monoammonium phosphate 111 Monoammonium Phosphate 6 104 Diammonium phosphate 6 35 Poultry Manure 45 Poultry Manure 1 14 Swine 35 Swine Manure 1 9 Other 23 Ammonium sulfate 4 Beef Manure 5 2 2 Triple superphosphate 1
Soybean P Form Monoammonium Phosphate Poultry Manure Diammonium Phosphate Swine Manure Other
Fields 6 6 5 1 1
Tillage
Tillage vs Yield
Iowa Tillage Practices: Soybean
Iowa Tillage Practices: Corn
Chemicals
Per Bushel Energy Requirements: Soybean
Comparison to Field-to-Market? Source: Field to Market (2012 V2). Environmental and Socioeconomic Indicators for Measuring Outcomes of On-Farm Agricultural Production in the United States: Second Report, (Version 2), December 2012. Available at: www.fieldtomarket.org. See full report here: http://www.fieldtomar ket.org/report/national 2/PNT_NatReport_A26. pdf
Corn Per Bushel Energy Requirements
Per Acre Energy Use: Soybean
Per Acre Energy Use: Corn
Field-to-Field Comparisons: Soybean
Field-to-Field Comparisons: Corn
BTU per bushel vs Yield
Iowa Histograms
Challenges 1a. Getting Good Data 1b. Getting Good Data 1c. Getting Good Data 2. Verifying data (i.e. documentation) 3. Data Management 4. Ask the Right Questions
Take Homes
Next Steps New Multi- project with support from USB 2014/15 Title: Multistate Soy Sustainability Initiative for Continuous Improvement - use the experiences and data gained through the STAARS - Multi-State Education Coordinator - Engage past STAARS participants, both crop consultants and farmers - Engage QSSB staff from the six STAARS states (SD, IA, IL, IN, OH, KY). - Provide state specific data mining and analysis of STAARS data for planning and alignment of future programming
Questions?
