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Ron..NE ILL..10/48
Posted 7/12/2008 08:27 (#414035 - in reply to #413860)
Subject: RE: How much fert can a guy cut out with strip till?



Chebanse, IL.....

First-we don't strip, so I'm not qualified to answer your question specifically. I also have no college training in fertilizers or soil tests. Just basing thoughts on generations of same-farm experience.

However, if you believe in crop removal rates, then therein lies the answer. My thought is that if your soil tests are very high, then you can apply something less than removal rates & coast for a long time before question marks start cropping up. Like a few other posters, I don't know that any tillage or non-tillage method makes any difference in fertilization needs & rates. However, again on a non-scientific personal note, I'd hope that our corn & bean roots would grow & feed from more than a narrow band on which they reside. I believe roots grow towards moisture, not nutrients. Could be wrong however. Also, if you use less than removal, it'll take quite a number of yrs until deficiencies show. You might be dead & gone by then & have beat nature's odds. Or-your farm might have finally turned into a mall, subdivision, or interstate highway where fertility means nothing.

IF I were stripping, I'd not cut back anything. Now, maybe I can't realistically jam it all down a slot, but I'd still not cut. Might need some broadcasting unless your removals (= yields) are low.

Again, I write no articles & am seldom quoted except by my wife, but those are my thoughts.

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