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Northeast Nebraska | We have been getting cover crops interseeded with a hagie in late august on a small scale with good success on some of our steeper fields. Would it work to have cornstalks baled right after harvest over the top of the interseeded cover crop? I think I remember seeing a picture that Loran posted of this exact thing a few years ago. I would like to try and have a mix of 25% cereal rye/ 75% hairy vetch interseeded, bale the cornstalks, then go no-till corn on corn. The covercrop would stop erosion and baling the stover would eliminate the carbon penalty of corn on corn. We can make about $15/1200lb bale after baling costs. So it could add about $60/acre revenue. The potassium would cost about $30/acre to put back at current prices. So down to an extra $30/acre revenue and hopefully the ability to grow corn on corn without a yield drag. Thoughts? Anyone tried this? | |
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cover crops and baling cornstalks
