Does corn or beans benifit more from deep tillage?
AGB
Posted 10/28/2025 15:33 (#11416252 - in reply to #11415859)
Subject: RE: Does corn or beans benifit more from deep tillage?


Mid-Michigan
Midwestfeeder - 10/28/2025 09:53

RecreationalTillage - 10/28/2025 08:58

Only got half that field done last night before the rain started AGAIN and if isn't black before freezing, there is extremely high risk of no crop getting planned next year. Been there, done that.

One may be surprised that since adopting this crop rotation and intensive tillage strategy, OM% has been going up every year. The expert soil scientists preaching the notill religion fail to mention that there's near zero carbon being burned up from tillage when the soil temperature is below 50F.

Fuel is the lowest cost per acre expense here. Make. It. Black.

I fully agree with making it black. Some people just do not understand that in some soils/climates it just doesn't warm up or dry out without being black. My om is in the 4-5% range with conventional tillage since the 1800s so i think ill be ok on that front
. As far as tillage killing all the soil biology id like to know what all these birds are following me around eating if my soil is so "dead" from all this tillage i do every year.

I think you are right. Location makes a ton of difference. I plant into a cover crop after wheat. Intensive tillage peior to seeding cover. Works great here for me. I also plan on moldboard plowing every acre every 6 years. It's what works for me. Im really anal about trying to reduce compaction though.
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