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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 09, 2008
Donald P. Avey, Ankeny, IA (US);
Phillip Lee Bax, Johnston, IA (US);
Richard Glenn Brooke, Johnston, IA (US);
David S. Ertl, Waukee, IA (US);
Joseph K. Gogerty, Algona, IA (US);
David J. Harwood, Chatham, CA;
Michael J. Lauer, Des Moines, IA (US);
Terry Eu Claire Meyer, Urbandale, IA (US);
Todd A. Peterson, Johnston, IA (US);
Donald P. Avey, Ankeny, IA (US);
Phillip Lee Bax, Johnston, IA (US);
Richard Glenn Brooke, Johnston, IA (US);
David S. Ertl, Waukee, IA (US);
Joseph K. Gogerty, Algona, IA (US);
David J. Harwood, Chatham, CA;
Michael J. Lauer, Des Moines, IA (US);
Terry Eu Claire Meyer, Urbandale, IA (US);
Todd A. Peterson, Johnston, IA (US);
Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc., Johnston, IA (US);
Abstract
Managing risks of crop production can be performed by understanding the relative performance of different agricultural inputs under the same or similar environmental conditions. In addition, managing of crop production risks can be performed by understanding variations in the performance of the same agricultural inputs over a range of environmental conditions. By being able to describe and understand these variations in performance, decisions can be made which are consistent with overall business and/or production objectives and limit risk associated with variations in environmental conditions. In addition to producers there are other stakeholders in the crop production process, such as financial institutions, insurance providers, users of crops produced, and input suppliers. These and other stakeholders can provide financial incentives to producers for managing crop production risks through use of environmental classification and/or genotype-by-environment information.