Re: Planting Crops

Posted by Shane on February 27, 2003 at 15:38:01 from (216.241.134.182):

In Reply to: Planting Crops posted by T_Bone on February 27, 2003 at 03:59:38:

Here in northern IN we have no-tilled both soybeans and corn for over 10 years. The first couple of years yields sag but will increase after the soil begins to build itself up. We farm all types of soil from beach type sand to muck and heavy clay. It works for all types of soil here IF you address the soil at the correct time. Our yields are no more or no less then the neighbors are and we only make one trip to plant. We use a burn down for beans then spray only once after that with Clearout (cheaper form of Round Up) unless there is a huge amount of weed pressure. You have to wait a little bit longer to spray than you might think to be successful at this style but I assure you it works for us. Just because there are a few weeds present doesn't mean it is time to spray. Pretty much the same program for corn too. We don't have hardly any weeds to begin with in the ground going to corn so only some fields get a burn down. Due to the use of Clearout the year before on the beans. Also our wet spots seem to disapper every year. There are places where you were sure to need a tractor to pull you back out now most of them are passable. Even the clay no longer scares me, unless it rains a bunch! It works here for us but it isn't for everybody. Hope this helps. Oh yeah, as far as the plants being a different color and uniformity as they grow, it is true but after the no-till has been established this lessens. Take a yield test and you will find out they may look different but that yield will be very close. Sorry for such a long post.

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