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Macon, IL | I did a side by side this year-I am no 99% no-till. I figure I lost about 15bu/acre on CC vs BC. I did some tillage on a couple areas that had some washing, and end rows-couldn't see enough of a difference on the yield montitor or maps to even pick those areas out for 2nd year corn-but too small of an area to be a real test.
Next year I have a 25 acre test that will be 3rd year no-till corn. I am going to strip till part of it in fall and part in spring, and work a strip all the way through the field so I can have all 4 approaches side by side. That ground has been BT both years and will be next year, I am amazed right now how far much the 2 year old stalks are broken down-but we did spray some 28% on this spring. I am going to be planting right on top of them next year as I just split the rows this 2nd year.
Have a guy about 25 miles west of us that has a field on no-till CCCCCCCCC for 15 years. It is very produtive, as much as anything in our area-and looking at his results is what is making me give it a try.
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Thoughts on 3rd year corn
