No-tillers that follow guidelines can remove some stover from continuous-corn fields and still warm up soils, improve nitrogen efficiency and retain organic matter.
No-tillers growing continuous corn often face a dilemma when residue piles up in their fields after harvest, leaving a mat that can keep soils cold and wet and make planting difficult.
When are no-tillers making nitrogen applications for corn? Our 4th annual No-Till Operational Benchmark study, answered by 520 readers of No-Till Farmer, revealed the following.
While no-tillers continue to enjoy some of the highest grain prices in recent history, it’s clear that they need those prices to stay high, judging by their 2011 expense sheet.
Probably the best way to describe the general condition of the crop to date is that it is behaving like a crop that was planted in late March and early April.
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