SD | JD8345 - 1/16/2019 20:04
Random question for the night, I’m trying to get away from tillage a little more up here in Michigan however on some of my low ground chisel plowing in fall allows me to get on the ground faster and yields better. My question is if I chisel plow before corn crop then no till beans in the next year and no till wheat the following year, with poultry litter in the mix one of those years and then chisel plow after wheat going back to corn am I benefiting the soil any or loosing all the benefits by chisel plowing once every 3 years?
I dont know what your soil is like, but how do you know chisel plowing the low spots helps you get in the field faster and subsequently yields better?
I was in your situation about a decade ago. I bought a chisel plow and just worked the low spots. I had a year where I didnt finish all the low spots. Next spring I could plant through the spots I didnt chisel. The spots I chisel plowed, I mudded the planter up.
I like your idea of using poultry litter. |
Soil benefits and tillage?
