Re: crops that drain the soil?

Posted by JMS/MN on October 05, 2005 at 22:19:02 from (204.73.106.15):

In Reply to: crops that drain the soil? posted by diggerdave on October 05, 2005 at 13:36:38:

As usual, paul gave a good synopsis about the advantages of rotating crops. I'm wondering why you don't get any rent off of that land, and you say he 'sprays' manure from time to time. Surface application of manure, especially liquid manure, means most of the N is lost by evaporation, as compared to injecting it. Injecting manure is sufficient to provide most crop nutrients for at least the next year. Cutting silage removes a lot of organic matter which would be beneficial to the land. I'm thinking that if he paid rent on the land, he would have more incentive to maintain it with proper soil testing, replacement of nutrients, etc. I've rented land for over 30 years, and always treated it like my own. Without a land cost, I could've spent more on fertilizer, etc.

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