Banded application of fertilizer at planting is a key management practice for achieving the best yields in strip-till, no-till and ridge-till systems, says George Rehm, a retired nutrient management specialist with the University of Minnesota.
Strip-tilling resulted in relatively greater yields across all seeding rates compared to conventional tillage under continuous corn in a one-site, non-replicated trial at Monsanto's Learning Center near Monmouth, Ill., in 2011.
Research assessing the application of potash in Indiana found that corn yields weren't affected by strip-till or conventional tillage, or by soil types, according to a study conducted by Purdue University agronomy professor Tony Vyn and supported by Pioneer Hi-Bred.
Using cereal rye and wheat as cover crops increased the yields of strip-tilled cotton vs. using the same cover crops with conventional tillage, according to recent research by the University of Georgia.
Strip-tilled corn yielded 3.7% less, had the highest grain-moisture content and the lowest test weight in a 2009 University of Nebraska fertilizer-placement research trial.
First-year strip-tilled corn produced the highest yield of nearly 185 bushels per acre, and no-till the lowest at 178.2 bushels per acre in a 2010 Beck's Hybrids crop rotation tillage study conducted in Illinois.
Using strip-till and no-till drastically reduced sediment loss compared to disc-till, chisel-till and conventional till in onfarm research simulations in the fragile soils of Iowa's Loess Hills, according to Iowa State University Extension scientists.
Source: Ron Hammond and Andy Michel, Ohio State University C.O.R.N. Newsletter
We just attended meetings where rootworm resistance to the Cry3Bb1 gene that was discovered in the central Midwest was discussed among researchers, extension specialists, and the various seed companies.
Producers should make field repairs as needed and seed a cover crop to help protect the soil and start rebuilding soil life before the 2012 cropping season.
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