Iowa | burnhay - 4/4/2010 14:13
I recently read an article in 'the furrow' magazine stating that the farm in the article received a higher yield by planting on a slight diagonal from south-west to north-east. my interpretation was that its wasn't a 45 degree, but somewhere more like 15 to 30. has something to do with light intercept during warmer parts of the day or soemthing like that.
I believe you are referrring to the article on strip intercropping. If I remember correctly, it featured....
Robert Recker, CEO of Cedar Valley Innovation in Waterloo, Iowa--> http://www.cedarvalleyinnovation.com/
Clay Mitchell in Buckingham, Iowa--> http://www.mitchellfarm.com/
The Carstens brothers of Twin Diamond Industries--> http://www.twindiamondind.com/
Edited by Jacob Bolson 4/4/2010 22:40
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Planting Direction
