Posted by Iowq corn and hogs on December 14, 2008 at 13:25:47 from (75.104.160.36):
In Reply to: Re: Crop Plans for 2009 posted by billonthefarm on December 14, 2008 at 05:53:37:
I think you have a very good chance of a "rootworm disaster" with non-gmo corn-on-corn, unless you are set up for insecticide on the planter. And then very good rw control w insecticides is maybe 75%--enough to not see goosenecking but still loosing yield.Plus you have to handle the insecticide.(and breath the dust). By the looks of that unprotected soil, I would be continous corn just from a conservation standpoint, leaving LOTS of cover over the winter. 2nd yr corn IS THE WORST from a rootworm standpoint, the pop'n seems to level off once land is corn for several years.
165 corn better than mid/upper 30's beans from an economic standpoint anyway, and if you go no-till or very close to it, you can actually BUILD organic matter w continous corn. Low-yielding Sb will NEVER build OM. Good idea on the corn-on-corn--but re-evaluate not using RW seed.
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