BRAD CHANDLER ORGANIC SILAGE CORN TEST PLOT DATA, RICE LAKE, WI

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1 BRAD CHANDLER ORGANIC SILAGE CORN TEST PLOT DATA, RICE LAKE, WI Plot size: 13 acres Date planted: 6/3/2016 Brand/Variety RM Yield Moist Crude NFC # varieties: 20 Date harvested: 9/29/2016 Analysis days ton/ac (%) Protein % Masters Choice % hr Starch: 86.39%, NDFd 30 hr: 59.43%, Nel: Year Crop Fertility Notes Blue River 21L % Corn Manure 1 $ hr Starch: 86.08%, NDFd 30 hr: 53.82%, Nel: Hay Blue River 23A % Hay 7 hr Starch: 87.7%, NDFd 30 hr: 52.58%, Nel: TOTAL: $35.00 Cornelius ORG % 51.1 Manure 1 : Spring applied bedding 2 ton/ac 7 hr Starch: 86.35%, NDFd 30 hr: 53.99%, Nel: Masters Choice % hr Starch: 87.98%, NDFd 30 hr: 55.71%, Nel: Merit O % hr Starch: 87.42%, NDFd 30 hr: 57.18%, Nel: Viking O.31-92N % /18/2016 Field cultivator 2 passes, opposite direction $ hr Starch: 88.37%, NDFd 30 hr: 52.09%, Nel: /21/2016 Moldboard plow $18.80 Blue River 33A % /2/2016 Field cultivator one pass $ hr Starch: 86.88%, NDFd 30 hr: 55.24%, Nel: /3/2016 Planter 31,500 pop; 30" rows $20.00 Blue River 33L % 45 7 hr Starch: 86.92%, NDFd 30 hr: 53.85%, Nel: Seed cost/acre ($227/bag) $89.38 Welter WS O % 41 TOTAL: $ hr Starch: 88.05%, NDFd 30 hr: 54.11%, Nel: Blue River 37K % hr Starch: 88.57%, NDFd 30 hr: 62.98%, Nel: Date Method Used Notes Cornelius ORG % /17/2016 Cultivator one pass $ hr Starch: 86.58%, NDFd 30 hr: 58.37%, Nel: /2/2016 Cultivator one pass $13.50 Blue River 40R % hr Starch: 88.71%, NDFd 30 hr: 52.38%, Nel: Masters Choice % 51 7 hr Starch: 83.40%, NDFd 30 hr: 52.45%, Nel: TOTAL: $27.00 Viking O.5898N % 43.7 Weed pullers 3 : typical hourly rate of approx. $100/hr 7 hr Starch: 88.32%, NDFd 30 hr: 55.96%, Nel: Rent Date Fertilizer (starter) Tillage & Planting Field History & Fertility Inputs Tillage / Planting (fuel at $2.00/gal & labor at $15/hr) Tillage tool/ Equipment Harvesting (custom chopping, hauling) Notes Summary of Current Year Input Costs/Acre Input Merit O % hr Starch: 87.11%, NDFd 30 hr: 58.98%, Nel: Kussmaul KO % 51.5 $ hr Starch: 87.3%, NDFd 30 hr: 57.03%, Nel: $ Viking O.35-99N % 38.2 $ hr Starch: 86.8%, NDFd 30 hr: 50.13%, Nel: $66.00 Cornelius ORG % 40.5 $ hr Starch: 90.30%, NDFd 30 hr: 56.08%, Nel: MN 13 OP % 44.7 PLOT INPUT COSTS/ACRE TOTAL: $ hr Starch: 86.11%, NDFd 30 hr: 53.83%, Nel: PLOT YIELD AVERAGE 18.1 (tons/acre) PLOT YIELD AVERAGE: 18.1 (tons/acre) x PRICE PER TON $80.00 = GROSS INCOME $1, PLOT INPUT COSTS/ACRE $ = $1, NET income per acre.

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3 KEN KAMMES ORGANIC CORN TEST PLOT DATA, DODGEVILLE, WI Plot size: 14 acres Date planted: 5/24/2016 RM Yield Moist Test Brand/Variety # varieties: 30 Date harvested: 10/10/2016 days bu/ac (%) Wt. Blue River 21A Blue River 23A Year Crop Fertility Notes Blue River 26A Corn Manure 1 ; Starter 2 ; DTA 3 $78.00 Blue River 27B Hay Cornelius ORG Hay Merit O TOTAL: $78.00 Blue River 33A Manure 1 : 10 ton/ac, early spring applied (pit manure) Blue River 34C Starter fertilizer 2 : CFS 200 lbs/ac ($38/ac) Blue River 35M DTA 3 fertilizer: calcium 400 lb/ac ($40/ac) Blue River 37K Date Tillage / Planting (fuel at $2.00/gal & labor at $15/hr) Tillage tool/ Equipment Blue River 40R Cornelius ORG Viking N Masters Choice /27/2016 Moldboard plow $18.80 Merit O /12/2016 Field cultivator one pass $14.00 Blue River 43T /24/2016 Lely Roterra one pass $14.00 **Viking O.35-99N /24/2016 planter 30,100 pop; 30" rows $20.00 **Kussmaul KO Seed cost/acre ($227/bag) $85.41 Welter TOTAL: $ Blue River 49K Welter Kussmaul KO Date Method Used Notes Blue River 51T /3/2016 Rotary hoe one pass $10.65 Merit O /17/2016 Cultivator Lilliston cultivator-one pass $13.50 Merit O /1/2016 Cultivator Buffalo cultivator-one pass $13.50 Masters Choice /15/2016 Hand weeding 4 3 hours total $21.43 Welter TOTAL: $59.08 Merit O Weed pullers 4 : typical hourly rate of approx. $100/hr (varies) Merit O Fertilizer (starter) Tillage & Planting Harvesting Rent Field History & Fertility Inputs Summary of Current Year Input Costs/Acre Input Notes Viking O.59-06N $78.00 $ **Low pop./dead furrow $59.08 $30.00 $ PLOT INPUT COSTS/ACRE TOTAL: $ PLOT YIELD AVERAGE (bu/acre) PLOT YIELD AVERAGE: (bu/acre) x PRICE PER BUSHEL $8.50 = GROSS INCOME $1, PLOT INPUT COSTS/ACRE $ = $ NET income per acre.

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5 WELSH FAMILY ORGANIC FARMS CORN TEST PLOT DATA, LANSING, IA Plot size: 15 acres Date planted: 5/17/2016 RM Yield Moist Test Brand/Variety # varieties: 23 Date harvested: 10/10/2016 days bu/ac (%) Wt. Foundation Merit O Year Crop Fertility Notes Blue River 51T Corn Cover crop 1 ; Manure 2 ; Fert. 3 $ Welter Seed Rye Merit O Soybeans Boron, Potash, Gypsum Masters Choice TOTAL: $ Cornelius ORG Cover crop 1 : oats/clover spring 2016 ($14/ac) Blue River 49K Manure 2 : Fall cattle manure 8 ton/acre ($70/ac) Welter Seed Fertilizer 3 : Chicken 2 ton/ac ($70/ac); DTA 200 lbs/ac ($23/ac); Cornelius ORG Date Starter 3 gal/ac ($23/ac) Kussmaul KO Tillage / Planting (fuel at $2.00/gal & labor at $15/hr) Merit O Masters Choice Kussmaul Blue River 43T /15/2015 Finisher/fall seed cover crop $20.00 Cornelius ORG /1/2016 Field cultivator one pass $14.00 Blue River 40R /16/2016 Field finisher one pass $14.00 Foundation /17/2016 Planter 32,000 pop; 38" rows $20.00 Blue River 37K Seed cost/acre ($181/bag) $72.40 Foundation TOTAL: $ Merit O Date Method Used Notes 5/22/2016 Rotary hoe one pass $ /11/2016 Cultivator one pass $ /16/2016 Weed Pullers 4 $ /22/2016 Cultivator one pass $13.50 TOTAL: $ Weed pullers 4 : typical hourly rate of approx. $100/hr Fertilizer (starter) Tillage & Planting Harvesting Rent Field History & Fertility Inputs Tillage tool/ Equipment Summary of Current Year Input Costs/Acre Input Notes $ $ $ $30.00 $ PLOT INPUT COSTS/ACRE TOTAL: $ Cornelius ORG Foundation PLOT YIELD AVERAGE (bu/acre) PLOT YIELD AVERAGE: (bu/acre) x PRICE PER BUSHEL $8.50 = GROSS INCOME $1, PLOT INPUT COSTS/ACRE $ = $1, NET income per acre.

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