Consistent with 2024 No-Till Farmer Benchmark Look at, just about 90% of you plant corn in 30-inch rows. Sparta, Wis., no-tiller Jim Leverich is among the many many various 10%. He’s been no-tilling corn in 20-inch rows collectively together with his Case IH 1245 planter for a really very long time. Let’s uncover out why.
“Regardless that we don’t have small tires on the tractor, the row is certainly in between the tires. We’re always conscious of that after we’re planting, that we’re not impacting that plant zone. We moreover try to make use of low air tire stress. Tractors that aren’t overweighted, trying to take heed to compaction factors which will occur at planting. We found a 5-7% yield enhance. The ultimate yr I ran a trial was in 2005. There was a 21-bushel profit to 20-inch rows over 30-inch rows. We moreover found additional profit in lighter soils than heavier soils. We’ve stayed with 20-inch rows on our farm over 30-inch rows on account of we actually really feel that it’s a specific monetary profit to us.”
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