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NW IL, Mercer County | We didnt do anything special. The ground is HEL so we chemically terminated the CRP and have been no-tilling it since day 1. Most years it has been getting cereal rye cover cropped. N source has been 100% spring applied UAN/topdress urea vs my usual fall nh3/spring UAN split apply on other farms. Soil pH was a little low so a couple small applications of lime have been applied. K levels are low to mid 200’s lba and have been steady despite fertilizing to slowly build. P levels have went from 40-60 lbs avg over 12 years with the U of I “build to 40, maintenance to 60” methods. | |
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Priming the pump when converting CRP to crops
