Posted by Bill(Wis) on September 13, 2019 at 09:24:27 from (174.198.5.221):
In Reply to: Soy Bean Farming posted by Married2Allis on September 13, 2019 at 07:00:46:
I've been doing a corn/soybean rotation for 20+ years. Corn one year, soybeans the next. If he's serious about soybeans, tell him to google up Dr Fred Below, Univ of Ill agronomy professor. His presentations are all available online. "Six secrets of soybean success" is a good one to start with. Informative and also entertaining. Soybeans improve the tilth of the soil due to their root composition. Much better than corn. For example, you'll have about 34000 corn plants in an acre whereas you'll have about 165000 soy plants per acre and those soy plants puts down tap roots vs corn which has a clump of roots that tends to hold the soil together. I don't like to see corn fields right next to soybean fields. I guess farmers do that to hedge their bets but I don't pay much attention to that aspect. I'm more concerned about blocking diseases and pests. Generally, a pest or disease that is comfortable in a corn field cannot survive in a soybean field and vice versa. That's why I like to see those crops as far away from each other as possible. I think it isolates them better although I've never heard any learned "expert" talk about that. Diseases and pests affecting soybeans will be different in Maryland from here in Wis. I'm about 100 miles north of the "aphid line" and we don't have asian rust around here. He might see both in MD. Corn/soy/alfalfa would be my idea of an ideal rotation plan. I just don't like the idea of trying to sell hay. If he's already set up for hay, that would be a good way to go, I would think.
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