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SUBSCRIBEGeneral No-Till
Will you accept lower corn yields with no-till?
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04/20/2010 - 10:30 am
reply from
Darrell Bruggink
The No-Till Practices survey that No-Till Farmer conducted showed that the corn growers whose yields were among the top one-third conducted more tillage than the average reader. However, they saw their net income decline 4% vs. 1% for the overall average. That suggests that while tillage helped improve their yields, it didn't improve the bottom line.
What do you think of this? What have you experienced?
What do you think of this? What have you experienced?
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05/ 1/2010 - 2:03 pm
reply from
Grant Corley
Darrell, I think that yields will be very close, but I think that strip-till definately increases yields. I do not think tho, that it is the tillage, but the placement of the fertilizer that doese it. I get best results when I can get the NPK banded deeper into the soil where roots can get to it when it is drier later on in summer. I think tho that w/ deep placement of NPK there does need to be some N & P Banded rather close to the seed for a faster early start. Grant Corley
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05/ 4/2010 - 7:59 pm
reply from
Ed Winkle
I am after the bottom line but want good yields. We averaged 209 dry with notill last year, our best ever.
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08/ 4/2010 - 10:24 am
reply from
Richard Padgham
Sorry so late in the year, but our no-till yields for the past 10 years have improved from what our min-till yields were. To be sure some has been genetics, but on our drought type palmyra gravel soils it has been the best way to plant and conserve moisture.
In 2009 we had yields in the 180-190 area. Finger Lakes of NYS
In 2009 we had yields in the 180-190 area. Finger Lakes of NYS
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