Online Extra: 8 More Tips on No-Till Planting Methods and Field Management

Growers have a better chance of succeeding with no-till with a diverse rotation, proper fertilizer placement, prudent residue management and proper hybrid selection to meet unique no-till challenges.

With planting season not as far away as it might seem, editors at No-Till Farmer recently talked with Nebraska Extension ag engineer Paul Jasa about a range of topics related to no-tilling corn, soybeans and wheat.

Jasa continues the discussion he started in the March 2018 edition of No-Till Farmer on some of the important steps growers may want to consider in managing their no-till system — from designing a diverse no-till rotation, to choosing the right no-till corn hybrid to doing the little things right at harvest to manage residue ahead of planting.

6 What should no-tillers be striving for on their cropping rotation?

When it comes to rotations, one of the keys is diversity, because it helps with pest management, disease management and developing a healthier soil that is more resilient. It’s like you or me if we go to the restaurant and they’ve got a buffet there, so you spend all your time at the salad bar. Do you spend it all at the steak and potatoes? No, we’re going to get a variety of food. Well our soil likes a variety of food as well. Just like you and I like to eat throughout the year, so does our soil.

When I’m thinking about rotations, either with my cash crop or my cover crop, I want to include a warm-season grass, a cool-season grass, a warm-season legume and a cool-season legume. For many corn-and-soybean producers, they…

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John dobberstein2

John Dobberstein

John Dobberstein is the Senior Editor of No-Till Farmer, Strip-Till Farmer, and Cover Crop Strategies. He previously covered agriculture for the Tulsa World and worked for daily newspapers in Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Joseph, Mich. This is John's second stint with Lessiter Media, the previous lasting almost 13 years.

Contact: jdobberstein@lessitermedia.com

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