Jim, I don't want to start an argument, but I have been cutting silage off ground in a continuous corn on corn rotation for about 25 years now. I also fertilize to test, and put manure on every second or third year, I use no-til practices, and the ground gets a cover of cereal rye every year, although this year I am experimenting with Daikon radishes as a cover. I average over 20 tons per year on silage, and after filling the bunks, combine any extra acreage. I can't go by last year because of a drought in this area, but year before last I averaged 186 bushels, and last year just over 100 off the combine. The soil is just a growing medium. If the nutrients are put on, we have a good harvest every year. You are right, though. It does increase the management load- but with the cost of ground, fertilzer is cheaper than a poor yield on mined soil. It pays to keep the fertility up.
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