Mere's how a family of Indiana farmers plans to grow continuous corn in a year after drought. Ask Robert Jones what he'll change about his family's 2013 continuous-corn strategy after the 2012 drought, and he'll tell you nothing. Zip. Zero. Nada. "It's no use trying to outguess the weather," says Robert, who farms near Palmyra, Indiana, with his son Chris; his brother Mark; Mark's two sons, Logan and Casey; and two other nephews, Tony and Scott. "Only the good Lord is in charge of that." What the Joneses consider are factors they can control: seed selection and placement, weed control, fertility, crop residue, and risk management. Then, they take these factors and others, and align them into a well-honed plan.
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