I am taking over some very sloping/hilly ground next year. It is rolling hills. What I am trying to decided is if I should chisel it this fall then run the field cultivator through it next spring and risk erosion throughout the fall and winter? Or just chisel and cultivate it both next spring before I plant? I ran the chisel through a couple passes the other day and I am not getting very much shatter at all between the shanks. The ground is very dry, leaving large dry and hard humps between each shank. The previous farmer chopped the fields for corn silage for the last 10 years so I am left with very little trash on top. There are only standing corn stalks with no trash between the rows. What would be my best tillage plan for this type of situation? I have a chisel plow, moldboard plow, field cultivator and disk.
I should also add that the top of the ground is very very hard and dry probably making it tough for moisture to filter down into deeper soil.
I should also add that the top of the ground is very very hard and dry probably making it tough for moisture to filter down into deeper soil.