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JUNE 2015 SEEDWORLD.COM 65 increases as the seeding rate was lowered. We observed a 4 per- cent and 12 percent yield increase at 140000 and 40000 seeds per acre a respectively over ApronMaxx and the UTC Figure 1. Profitability and Economic Risk Partial profit was calculated as follows Yield x Grain Sale Price Seed Seed Treatment. CruiserMaxx increased profit at each grain sale price and across all seeding rates compared to ApronMaxx and the UTC Figure 2. Again no differences were observed between ApronMaxx and the UTC Figure 2. The economically optimal seeding rates EOSR or the high point on the profit curves for the three seed treatments and two grain sale prices are displayed at the bottom of Tables 1 and 2. Economic risk was applied to the profit curves Figure 2 where risk is measured as the break-even probability the probability of breaking even relative to the base case of UTC at 140000 seeds per acre and displayed in Tables 1 and 2 for soybean grain sale prices of 9 and 12 per bushel respectively. For example in Table 1 CruiserMaxx at 140000 seeds per acre had a 0.71 71 percent chance probability of increasing profit over the base case and on average for all outcomes all environ- ments increased profit by 10 per acre. In addition an average 18 per acre increase was observed for the positive outcomes and an average 11 per acre decrease for negative outcomes. The positive outcomes column represents responsive environments while the negative outcomes column represents non-responsive environments. Handling whats important. 877.667.7421 batcomfg.com Batco Belt Conveyors minimize impact damage protecting the grade quality and germination performance of your delicate seed. Batco manufactures Long Conveyors and Field Loaders as well as Low Profile Transfers Pit Stops and custom conveyor options. Batco Belt Conveyors minimize impact damage protecting the grade quality and germination performance of your delicate seed. Batco manufactures Long Conveyors and Field Loaders as well as Low Profile Batco Belt Conveyors minimize impact damage protecting the grade quality and germination performance of your delicate seed. Batco manufactures Long Conveyors and Field Loaders as well as Low Profile MINIMUM DAMAGE MAXIMUM GERMINATION At a grain sale price of 9 per bushel Table 1 ApronMaxx and the UTC obtained break-even probabilities greater than 0.50 at seeding rates of 100000 and 120000 seeds per acre. However the average profit increases for all outcomes was minimal less than 3 per acre. At this grain sale price UTC at 120000 seeds per acre had the lowest risk 0.91 of any treat- ment combination in Table 1 but again provided a relatively low average profit increase for all outcomes 3 per acre. Using seeding rates below 100000 seeds per acre was very risky for ApronMaxx and the UTC showing break-even probabilities less than 0.50 and negative average profit increases for all outcomes. CruiserMaxx produced break-even probabilities greater than 0.50 for all seeding rates except at 40000 seeds per acre and the average profit increase for all outcomes was greater than 17 per acre at seeding rate between 80000 and 120000 seeds per acre. Furthermore the lowest risk 0.89 and largest average profit increase for all outcomes 20 per acre with CruiserMaxx was at its EOSR 94000 seeds per acre. When the grain sale price was increased to 12 per bushel Table 2 ApronMaxx and the UTC required higher seeding rates greater than 120000 seeds per acre to achieve break- even probabilities greater than 0.50. Furthermore we again saw trivial average profit increases for all outcomes less than 2 per acre with ApronMaxx and the UTC. The lowest risk ApronMaxx treatment combination 0.52 was at its EOSR. However this only attained a 1 per acre average profit increase for all out- comes and a wide range of possibilities existed when accounting