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Tilling in soy beans without prep??

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tomas

02-11-2005 16:16:35




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I have been fertilizing and tilling 5 ac. for RR soy beans, broadcasting the seed, and going back over with a tiller to put the seeds 1" deep.Then a trip over this with a cultipacker. Had good results. Since I have kept the weeds under control with RoundUp, can I just spread the fertilizer and seed and till ONCE? Then cultipack. Seems to me that would cut down on compaction and save me a bunch of tractor time. What say you farmers? Thanks.

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JMS/MN

02-12-2005 07:56:57




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 Re: Tilling in soy beans without prep?? in reply to tomas, 02-11-2005 16:16:35  
Soybeans are a very shallow-rooted crop. I would imagine since you fertilize before tilling, that tillage would be enough. We usually figure the incorporation depth of the fertilizer is about half of the tillage depth. On a corn-soy rotation, many farmers rely on the carryover of the corn fertilizer to be sufficient for the beans. Personally, I've always fertilized each acre each year.



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Tomas

02-12-2005 06:07:12




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 Re: Tilling in soy beans without prep?? in reply to tomas, 02-11-2005 16:16:35  
I don't mix the soy beans and fertilizer, but broadcast them individually. My goal here is to get away from tilling twice. From what you are telling me, I think I will give it a go. Thanks.



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paul

02-12-2005 05:10:17




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 Re: Tilling in soy beans without prep?? in reply to tomas, 02-11-2005 16:16:35  
Should work. You are trading extra seed for less trips with the broadcast seeding. I would not mix the seed & fert for preading for reasons the other person mentioned, but should not be a problem with both out on the ground & then till.

Some ferts do better if incorporated, I would. Notil just doesn't have that option, but generally better to incorporate if you can.

--->Paul



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thurlow

02-11-2005 17:47:33




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 Re: Tilling in soy beans without prep?? in reply to tomas, 02-11-2005 16:16:35  
What are the accepted practices where you are? I assume your fertlizer is P and K only, so I don't see that it would hurt your germination. Local CO-OP won't guarantee germination when mixing small grains/pasture grasses and legumes in with mixed fertlizer, unless the seed is buffered/coated. Why till in the fertlizer? Since almost everything locally is no-til, all fertlizer is spread on top.

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