Posted by Iowa Corn and hogs on March 10, 2011 at 06:11:10 from (75.105.32.52):
In Reply to: Tips for growing corn posted by Reid1650 on March 09, 2011 at 17:19:45:
These reccs are for the corn belt
1) Should have done the roundup last fall--awfully hard to kill sod in the spring
2) per #1, with $6 corn, I'd rip the sod up with tillage to get a good seedbed and slow down the sod. WAY WAY too much at risk this season--$1000 per acre possible gross this year. Too many chances for error no-tilling into sod not killed last fall
3) Make sure planter is in TIP TOP shape, and have trash whippers and seed firmers on the planter.
4) Use a RR hybrid with VT3 or similar stacked into it --lots of insects with sod, and protection later in the season as well. Order the best seed coating that's available--many insects in sod that will hollow out the kernal so it won't grow.
5) Drive 4.5 mph, plant THICK for your area
6) PLENTY of fertilizer, especially Nitrogen--split it--one application before planting, and a sidedress later
7) Don't be the first guy out planting in the spring--you want the ground warm so the seed won't have to struggle--sod is not very forgiving--even if ripped up it will re-establish and you want the seed to get started ASAP also.
8) "Ripping it up" won't totally kill it--the main goal here is a good seedbed--you will need to hit it with roundup again after planting.
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