Soybean Seeding Calculator developed by Emerson Nafziger and Dennis Bowman
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Soybean Seeding Calculator  
(fill in blue boxes)  
  Seed:    
  Acres in field  
Bagged by weight? (change these 2 boxes to 0 if sold by count)  
  Pounds of seed in a unit, if sold by weight  
  Number of seeds per lb. if sold by weight  
or -> by count?    
  Thousands of seeds per unit if sold by count  
  Seeds per unit (thousands)  
  Seed price, $ per unit  
  Seeding rate:  
  Desired stand, thousands of plants per acre  
  Row spacing in inches  
  Warm germination of seed in % (from tag)  
 
Expected emergence* of germinable seeds in %  
  Calculated seeding rate, thousands per acre  
  Seed required, units per acre   
  Number of units required for this field  
  Total seed cost for this field  
  Planting:    
  Seed drop rate per foot of row  
  Inches between seeds  
  Width of planter (number of row units)  
  Driving speed while planting (mph)  
  Acres per hour  
  Hours required to plant this field at 80% efficiency  
       
  *Emergence  
  100% Ideal conditions: Temp, moisture, tilth perfect  
  90%  Good but less than ideal  
  80% Fair Conditions  
  70% Poor Conditions  
       
  Soybean Seed Rate Calculator    
    (Fill in numbers in blue boxes)  
Seed:   Seeding rate: Planting:  
Acres in field Desired stand, thousands of plants per acre Seed drop rate per foot of row
Pounds of seed in a unit, if sold by weight Row spacing in inches Inches between seeds
Number of seeds per lb. if sold by weight Warm germination of seed in % (from tag) Width of planter (number of row units)
  Expected emergence of germinable seeds in % Driving speed while planting (mph)
Thousands of seeds per unit if sold by count Calculated seeding rate, thousands per acre Acres per hour
Seeds per unit (thousands) Seed required, units per acre  Hours required to plant this field at 80% efficiency
    Number of units required for this field  
Seed price, $ per unit Total seed cost for this field