east central south dakota | to work the ground or leave it no-till? I have a grower that took over a farm with marginal ground that hasnt been fertilized properly in the past. It has been no till for the past 7 years. The ground varies but in general it is on poorly drained high magnesium soils. I know to some of you you should never work the ground but i feel with this particular ground he should rip or deep chisel the lowest lying ground to get air in it and to dry it out good. Along with the fact, if left no till it may be tough to get into in the spring. The upland and the better drainage land we will leave into no till. Am i thinking about this in the right matter? Any thoughts? I may be waisting fuel but the root penetration appears to be poor in the stubble from last growing season. And the no till has not lead to success in the past.
thanks in advance! |
to work the ground or leave it no-till?
