The Press-Dispatch
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Agronomist: Farmers should still keep tillage passes to a minimum B-6 Wednesday, April 11, 2012 The Press-Dispatch wrong with early tillage, Tony Vyn said producers need to think ahead and not increase the total num- ber of passes they're mak- ing across their fields. "From the soil, fuel and weather might have farm- ers tilling their fields earlier than normal, but a Purdue Extension agronomist cau- tioned them against tilling more than necessary. While there's nothing Unseasonably warm tant not to till now and then do it again later before plant- ing. That means that when farmers are ready to plant, they should consider using a stale seedbed approach." Vyn also said that with long time gaps between till- age and planting, it is im- portant to avoid the risks of excessive seedbed mois- ture loss if dry conditions prevail. "Cloddy seedbed prepa- time conservation points of view, early tillage operations need to be considered as candidates for the final till- age operations farmers com- plete," he said. "It's impor- ration several weeks before planting should not even be considered acceptable, and certainly not on high clay soils," he said. After a winter with very few freeze and thaw cycles, Vyn said soils are not as well structured as they normally might be, but soil drainage has been reasonably good. The warm weather also means the moisture con- trast between the near-sur- face and the sub-surface soils is less —which could mean less planting delays for producers considering no-till. Good drainage and warm weather combine to more quickly dry soil un- der surface residue, such as corn stalks. 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Other tillage systems farmers can consider, be- yond conventional and no- till, include vertical and strip tillage. Vertical tillage is a meth- tillage help maintain soil structure. In addition to early tillage berms where seeds will be planted. The remainder of the crop residue is left alone. Both vertical and strip od of shallow soil penetra- tion and some disturbance of the crop residue. It helps soils dry faster, so farmers can plant earlier. Strip till- age, on the other hand, dis- turbs only the residue in the operations, Vyn also said that the warm, dry weather has given farmers an oppor- tunity to apply anhydrous ammonia earlier. "By applying anhydrous fering with early seedling corn growth. "However, it's a trade-off, because with early applica- tions, mineral nitrogen has to stay in the soil longer for it to be available to plants." He recommended using ammonia now, there is a clear time separation be- tween application and plant- ing," Vyn said. 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