According to USDA, 23% of Pennsylvania corn had been planted on May 6th, 2024, and few soybean acres have gone in so there is still a lot of planting that needs to be done.
For no-tillers interested in improving the productivity of their fields, measuring bulk density of soils at various levels can provide an indicator of overall soil health and any potential effects of compaction on soil structure.
Some amount of compaction is inevitable, even for no-tillers, but there are ways to minimize it by using new technologies developed by the ag tire industry over the past decade.
One question that sparks disagreement among no-tillers is whether there is a difference between the way genetically modified (GMO) and non-GMO corn stalk residue breaks down.
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On this edition of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by CultivAce, longtime no-tiller Jim Leverich explains why 20-inch corn rows are paying off big time on his Sparta, Wis., farm.
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