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SC MN | I'm a black dirt guy, never have done any no-tilling. But I have some lighter ground that I need to keep from blowing, conserve moisture, and build organic matter. It would appear that no-tilling could be my best answer. So the questions:
1) This will be rotational ground (corn-soybeans) and I have no reservation about being able to no-till corn into bean stubble (yes, I have row cleaners). What's the best way to do nitrogen? I use a row cultivator to sidedress liquid on the rest of my corn. Will this work without residue plugging? Will I loose too much N if I just dribble?
2) Beans into corn . . . in the fall, leave the stalks as-is, or shred?
3) Beans into corn next spring . . . I can use either a JD no-till drill with 10 inch row spacing or my JD 7000 on 30's. Without chopping the stalks, will I be spending all my time trying to keep chains on? Is the drill a better option?
4) Any merit in rolling the stalks after planting beans?
Thanks in advance for your responses . . . this will be a No-Till 101 learning lesson for me! | |
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