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No-till Corn-on-Corn Success

Date: 06/14/2012
Time: 11a.m.

Lunch provided

Host:

Mark Mueller

Waverly, IA

Contact:

Contact: John Lundvall, Iowa Learning Farms, jlundval@iastate.edu 515.291.9936 (cell)

Description:

Planting corn-after-corn is a practice of interest for many farmers for greater profits and to avoid soybean disease and pest problems. Farmers see some challenges in no-till practices for corn-on-corn planting, however, and this field day will share best practices from one farmer’s perspective. In addition, the Conservation Station’s rainfall simulator will provide a visual lesson on the benefits of no-till.

Topics:

• Details of Mark’s no-till planter equipped with Yetter row cleaners, ripple coulters and pneumatic down pressure
• How Mark has achieved 200 bu/acre corn-after-corn yields in 2010 and 2011 without applying any starter fertilizer at planting.

The Farm:

Mark Mueller began using no-till several years ago by planting soybean into standing cornstalks to control soil erosion and save labor. In 2010, Mueller began no-till planting corn following corn. Many of Mark’s acres are on a 2-year corn/1-year soybean rotation, with some acres planted to a 3-year corn/1-year soybean rotation.

Directions:

Take exit 205 from Highway 218 west of Waverly and travel east on 210th Street (Business Hwy 218) toward Waverly. Parking available at the intersection of 210th Street and Casper Avenue, just northwest of the Waverly airport.