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What is the Effectiveness of Strip Tillage?

What is the Effectiveness of Strip Tillage?. Eric C. Miller SOIL 4213: Precision Agriculture April 15 th , 2013. April 15 th = Tax Day. Benefits of strip tillage. Improved seedbed environment Dryer and warmer soils Earlier planting Consistent seed depth Better plant stand Net Return

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What is the Effectiveness of Strip Tillage?

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  1. What is the Effectiveness of Strip Tillage? Eric C. Miller SOIL 4213: Precision Agriculture April 15th, 2013

  2. April 15th = Tax Day

  3. Benefits of strip tillage • Improved seedbed environment • Dryer and warmer soils • Earlier planting • Consistent seed depth • Better plant stand • Net Return • Yield Response • P and K fertilizerplacement http://www.bighambrothers.com/strip-till-examples.htm

  4. Seedbed environment No tillage Strip tillage Photo adapted from Vyn et al., 2008

  5. Net return

  6. Broadcast and banding P and K • Most common method • Increased vertical stratification of P and K Broadcast http://www.lancoequipment.com/ Banded http://www.farmequipmentfinder.com/view_item.php?id=2695 • Potential improved fertilizer use efficiency

  7. Is banding P the answer? http://science.time.com/2013/04/02/report-predicts-ever-bigger-lake-erie-algae-blooms/

  8. Yield response to banded P ab ab b Data adapted from Tarkalson and Bjorneberg, 2012

  9. Yield response to tillage a a b Data adapted from Vyn et al., 2006

  10. Planting into the strip is critical Planted off the strip Planted on the strip The strip Photo adapted from Vyn et al., 2008

  11. Value of RTK a ab ab bc c Data adapted from Vyn et al., 2008

  12. What is the effectiveness of strip tillage • Improved seedbedenvironment • Net Return • Yield Response • Value of RTK No tillage Conventional

  13. Questions?

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